http://inourelements.com/1-daily-passages/a-raging-river weeky interviews with people from all walks of life who have found a way to do what they love and sustain that work over the long haul. Sat, 11 May 2013 02:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://inourelements.com/1-daily-passages/a-raging-river/comment-page-1#comment-1582 Stan Dotson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:18 +0000 http://inourelements.com/?p=8882#comment-1582 Janet, good insights. I think the question that raises for me is, how would the kind of creative Parenting you describe worked with God and the children of Israel when they were in bondage? Were there good alternatives to the way God channeled that anger toward Pharaoh and the Egyptians? Janet, good insights. I think the question that raises for me is, how would the kind of creative Parenting you describe worked with God and the children of Israel when they were in bondage? Were there good alternatives to the way God channeled that anger toward Pharaoh and the Egyptians?

]]> http://inourelements.com/1-daily-passages/a-raging-river/comment-page-1#comment-1574 Janet Davies Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:15:50 +0000 http://inourelements.com/?p=8882#comment-1574 Hi Stan, Yes, anger is a part of life, but how we handle it, without stuffing it, is most important. Communication is what is so important. I think sometimes God must be so angry with me when I do not live up to my potential. Yet, when I do something out of love, He affirms me and no matter what, I always feel His unconditional love like that of the father in the return of the prodigal son. (Should not that story be "The Loving Father", rather than "The Prodigal Son"?) Maybe when we feel so angry at someone or about something, we should count to ten and ask God how we should deal with it. In your story it seems that the father and mother did not find a happy medium to deal with the son's behavior. Perhaps they should have asked the son that, if he could not have a ketchup-free piece of ham, how could he have made the ham more edible to his tastes. Could he not have just gone to the sink to wash off the ketchup? Kids can come up with great solutions. That takes the burden off the parents. Hi Stan,
Yes, anger is a part of life, but how we handle it, without stuffing it, is most important. Communication is what is so important. I think sometimes God must be so angry with me when I do not live up to my potential. Yet, when I do something out of love, He affirms me and no matter what, I always feel His unconditional love like that of the father in the return of the prodigal son. (Should not that story be “The Loving Father”, rather than “The Prodigal Son”?)
Maybe when we feel so angry at someone or about something, we should count to ten and ask God how we should deal with it.
In your story it seems that the father and mother did not find a happy medium to deal with the son’s behavior. Perhaps they should have asked the son that, if he could not have a ketchup-free piece of ham, how could he have made the ham more edible to his tastes. Could he not have just gone to the sink to wash off the ketchup? Kids can come up with great solutions. That takes the burden off the parents.

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