{"id":8122,"date":"2023-06-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=8122"},"modified":"2023-06-10T07:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T12:09:06","slug":"8122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/26\/8122\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrained Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8124\" width=\"322\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pink-Florist-Hello-June-Instagram-Story-Instagram-Post-Square.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Kings+9%3A14-10%3A31+&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>2 Kings 9:14-10:31<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+17%3A1-34+&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Acts 17:1-34<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+144%3A1-15+&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 144:1-15<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+17%3A27-28&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 17:27-28<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong><em>\u201cWhoever\u00a0restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.\u201d Prov. 17:27<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restrained speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Controlling my actions and restraining my tongue don\u2019t come easily for me. My husband\u2019s one reservation about marrying me had to do with my anger issues, which I have worked on immensely in the last decade. Partnering with God and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living\/dp\/B09KF44SQY\">writing a book<\/a> on how I learned to restrain my words through prayer has helped me find victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running a small crafting business, I received a message that the owner moved my booth and didn\u2019t know what to do with my product. On my way to the store, I realized anger wouldn\u2019t get me anywhere, proof of my growth with God\u2019s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of flying off the handle, something I used to do in situations like this, I restrained myself, put my emotions in the back seat, and worked through the problem logically and with kindness. Victory in the Lord comes in all kinds of ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u2019t let anger get the best of you\u2014partner with the Lord to learn restraint and remain calm in heated situations. Allow God\u2019s Spirit to guide you, helping you practice self-control and learn how to handle complex challenges differently.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, thank You for the work You do within us. Help us restrain our words and tempers as we deal with challenges. Please give us the strength to respond calmly and logically. Let us not overreact but instead view things from Your perspective. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: 2 Kings 9:14-10:31, Acts 17:1-34, Psalm 144:1-15, Proverbs 17:27-28 Daily Verse: \u201cWhoever\u00a0restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.\u201d Prov. 17:27 Restrained speaking. Controlling my actions and restraining my tongue don\u2019t come easily for me. My husband\u2019s one reservation about marrying&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/26\/8122\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Restrained Speaking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8122"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8126,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8122\/revisions\/8126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}