Today is Friday, August 11th, 2006; Karen's Korner #865

This is a Karen's Korner written by Shirley Choat and forwarded to me as part of Shirley's daily devotional emails:
 
" A wise man controls his temper. He knows that anger causes mistakes."
        ~~ Proverbs 14:29
 
  Remember the expression, "cool as a cucumber?" I read in my husband's Farm Journal magazine some time ago that a cucumber is cooler in the center but only when the cucumber is attached to the vine. While the refreshing sap flowed into it, it remained cool, but when it became detached from the vine it heated up.
 
  After reading this, the text of this lesson came to mind. Spiritual stability, victory over the flesh, being cool under pressure is only possible by constantly abiding in the Vine and drawing all our strength from Him, John 15:10.
 
  O LORD, remove all fretfulness,
from anger set us free;
You are the Vine,
and we the branches;
we draw our strength from Thee.
 
PRAY - "LORD, help us keep in touch with the Spirit through Your Word and prayer today. Help me to keep cool under fire and not get burned up in the heat of the battle. Amen."
 
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