Home but not Alone

I have some other posts in the pipe line but I just don’t have the time to complete them.

The news is it snowed here to-day and there is more forecast for tomorrow.

A dear friend had me sent a copy of Womanly Dominion direct from Amazon, which was such a blessing.  After I have given it another read through it will be available for any of the locals to borrow.

Don’t forget if you want your own copy Pastor Walker’s ‘test’ will be over soon.

We’re celebrating Reformation Night at church on Friday night, if any of the locals are interested we are starting at 7:00pm and plan to watch a film about Martin Luther.   All will be made most welcome.

I’ve had a busy day in the kitchen, but took the opportunty to listen to some of the True Woman Conference.

John Piper was well worth hearing.  

I would say though that if you think you have escaped the whole feminist movement because of your sheltered upbringing or because you live in a quiet corner be sure to listen to Mary Kassian, well worth taking the time to hear.  She gives a clear overview of how the feminist movement crept in and exhorts her hears to resist the devils sway.

I’m only sorry that I had to listen while doing other chores as there was lots in her lecture and also in John Pipers that I would have liked to taken notes on.

I’m hoping to listen to more when JP is away next week.

Lizzie has posted 55 ways to use leftovers, if you’re credit crunching there may just be some ideas here you haven’t thought off.

Truthfully these are my middle names but are also the Respectable Sins outlined in Chapter Fourteen of Bridges book.

Bridges defines Impatience as “a strong sense of annoyance at the (usually) unintentional faults and failures of others.  this impatience is often expressed verbally in a way that tends to humiliate the person (or persons) who is the object of the impatience”.

Bridges gives some examples of impatience to those who may be thinking they aren’t guilty of this sin!

In relation to training children -

“How many times have I told you………………?”

“When are you going to learn ……………?”

These types of impatient expressions do not further our training efforts, they only serve to vent our impatience and humiliate the child.  

(I’m highlighting this for my own benefit)

on to Irritability

Irritability as Bridges defines it describes “the frequency of impatience, or the ease with which a person can become impatient over the lightest provocation.  The person who easily and frequently becomes impatient is an irritable person.  Most of us can become impatient at times, but the irritable person is impatient most of the time”.

Texts to remember.

It is glory to overlook an offense Proverbs 19:11

Love covers a multitude of sins 1 Peter 4:8

“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls”  Proverbs 25:28

What is self-Control?  

It is a governance or prudent control of one’s desires, cravings, impulses, emotions, and passions.  It is saying no when we should say no.  It is moderation in legitimate desires and activities and absolute restraint in areas that are clearly sinful.   Page 110  Respectable Sins.

A few texts Bridges uses:

Proverbs 14:17 “A man of quick temper acts foolishly”.

Proverbs 16:32 “Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city”.

Three areas addressed, Eating & Drinking, Temper and Personal Finances.

I think in each of these areas we all struggle with Self Control, it’s one of the most deceptive Respectable Sins.