“Every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-19 (NIV)
Ire: “intense and usually openly displayed anger” Merriam-Webster Dictionary
I chose tonights subject because of the quote. Sometimes you run across a quote or saying that really speaks to you and today this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson spoke to me. Maybe it's because today I have been susceptible to my not so pleasant side of the brain. I read it and it immediately helped me put my life into perspective and realize that being angry or upset right now is so dumb because I really don't have anything to be upset about, yesterday I couldn't imagine ever being angry again and tomorrow I'm sure I'll be as happy as ever, so why would I be moody now when nothing right now is different from yesterday and I'm sure tomorrow will bring as much good fortune as yesterday did. I am so glad we have a loving God and savior that unlike myself has never shown His ire without just cause and delights to show us mercy and compassion. Now lets just hope that I can be follow the example God gives us and improve my temperament to more resemble that of our creator.