Proverbs 15

“A SOFT ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH BUT A HARSH ONE STIRS UP ANGER.”

Have you ever said something about yourself or your situation that was negative or degrading? I know I have! My husband is always telling me to “watch my words” and speak life about my circumstances. Yes, this scripture is about how we respond to others but I wanted to take it a step further and talk about how we talk about our journey. When you put positive vibes into the universe, positive responses come back to you. The same works with your words AND thoughts. If you always doubt your ability to overcome your circumstances you will continue to lack, be in debt, never lose weight, find love, get that promotion, have that baby, etc.

I know for me it gets TOUGH being realistic about the future when all I see and feel is negativity and chaos in present. Recently, my Tribe and I got hit back to back with issues and through the turmoil we both laughed because we knew we were under attack from the enemy and we also knew that whenever life starts shaping up for us, things begin to happen to detour our faith. But we don’t always laugh, sometimes we (me) have meltdowns and allow anger to win the battle. Recently, I realized that my once “controllable” mental health issue (depression) evolved into anxiety. I’ve never had anxiety before but day by day it got worse and worse. The same day life happened to us, I had my first overwhelming anxiety attack that caused me to be lightheaded and collapse on the ground. I couldn't compose my breathing and I just sat on the bathroom floor and cried. My husband immediately began to pray for me and try to calm me down. It was frustrating for me because I allowed someone to disrupt my peace when I already knew their character. I HATE when I allow people who have proven that they are negative time after time get the best of me. I mean, you already know how they will act, how they will respond, and how they will be yet you continue to react KNOWING the possibility of their actions. Pet peeve of mine for myself but I’m still growing. But in the midst of the chaotic day, we were able to laugh, enjoy each others company and not allow our kids to feel the emotions that we were feeling at the time.

Your moments of “negativity” may not be as sunshine and rainbows as someone else BUT you have the power to frame how you will deal with each curve ball life throws at you. Crying, yelling, and being angry or arguing with someone doesn’t change the situation, it makes it WORSE! Then not only have you allowed yourself to come out of character but you’ve disrupted your peace, added more time to your already long journey, and you’ve allowed the enemy to gain a point. RISE ABOVE IT!

Recently there was a HILARIOUS meme and video that has gone viral. Of course, it was another racists situation with white people, white peopling and black folks being hilariously black without knowing it. Whenever I’m feeling like I’m about to lose my head, I think of this “song” and it takes the pressure off of how I’m feeling. I hope it brings you joy just as it brought me smiles, laughs, and endless amounts of positive vibes for the entirety of 2019.

MOOD ALL 2019 AND BEYOND:

Don’t let someone disrupt your peace, detour your journey or cause you to miss your blessing. His response was comical but PEACEFUL! He didn’t yell. He said what he said and left it to God. It’s above YOU now! Release it. Move on. Woosah.