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Count to TEN
Early in our marriage, my husband decided to begin a new
career and it required me to go back to work while he learned his new trade.
My parents had promised to care for our children while I
worked, and it was entertaining for them to be with Grandma and Grandpa during
the day.
My job search began first by using the newspaper Want
Ads. I found an interesting ad at an
automobile dealership. They needed
someone in their office to do bookkeeping.
The gentleman doing the interview said, “Quickly in your
head add these numbers; 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.”
I was always very good at math, and when I promptly gave him the correct
answer he shrugged it off by saying, “You probably already knew the answer.”
He ended the interview by telling me to go home and take
care of my small children as I might be too over qualified for this job.
I was disappointed, but kept looking for work. Soon, I was hired at a small business that
needed an accounts receivable person.
One thing was, at this place of work, they never asked me to count to
ten!!
Counting to ten is an old fashioned method used to learn to
control your temper. By the time you get
to ten, supposedly you have cooled off and can remain calm again.
My Pastor’s wife taught me how to control my children by
counting aloud, slowly to ten. I watched
her in our church nursery with her two boys, and when they misbehaved she very
slowly began her count. I was amazed at
their response to settle down, and I told her so. I also remarked that I was going to try this
very soon with my own children.
She suggested that first I threaten them with a punishment
if I ever get to ten. Provided they
changed their behavior early enough they were home scot-free.
It is not a sin to be angry at evil and un-justice. However God desires that we control our anger
and not be quick to loose our temper and carry it too far into destructive
behavior.
Jesus was angry with the money changers in the temple. He was upset with their greed, and their
disrespect for God’s house. That day He
put on quite a vivid display of Righteous Anger. It is not a sin to be angry, but we are not
to hold on to anger over-night.
Ephesians 4:26 Be ye
angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 14:17 He
that is soon angry deals foolishly:
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for
anger rests in the bosom of fools.
If you personally are having issues with anger - - Please
count slowly to TEN!
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4 comments:
My dad also taught me that when I disciplined my children, it was more effective to speak softly and slowly than to lose my cool and shout. That also seemed pretty effective!
We must rely on the Holy Spirit to help us discern the difference between our own selfish anger and righteous indignation. And then, of course, He must show us how to properly react.
GOD BLESS!
Very sound advice, Hazel. Thank you for this reminder!
Great advice!
I remember this one... The story of the dealership still angers me! Good advice about counting to cool... timely! Thanks, Hazel.
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