“Pray before you speak. Let that be your decision maker, not your emotional state of mind.”

By Misty Strieff Prine

Don’t allow your emotions to be your decision maker. Stop and pray. Let God lead you.” – Unknown.

Nothing will ruin your day, your testimony or your relationship with someone like letting your emotions get the best of you and letting them take control of a situation. One thing you can’t take back is words or actions spoken out of anger or haste or the emotional toll it takes on the other person(s). Now this doesn’t mean just a single situation, I’m talking about living out your testimony and witness to others as well. You have to learn WHO you are representing before reacting to a situation as well. 

When you hear information, consider the source. Ask yourself, “Is what I heard really true? Is my response necessary? Will my response change the situation?” I can go ahead and tell you, if our common enemy is behind it, then the answer is going to more than likely be no. Why? Because when you are angry, you don’t usually act how you NEED to act do you? And when you have “rumors and false information” going around, it’s got a lot of people’s attention. The enemy is counting on you making a big scene and ruining your testimony. 

If you live your life in a way that would make people automatically question that, you don’t have anything to defend, right? If it goes against your character, then people who truly know you will not believe it anyway. That’s why it’s SO important to walk the walk and talk the talk - living that life OUTLOUD that you tell others about so that when they hear something, you don’t have to defend yourself. 

Don’t let the enemy drive your emotions. He will if given the chance and it will try to completely ruin you. Stop, pray and calm down before you speak. Don’t let him win!

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