Day 038 of 90 · Emotions
I Can Learn to Calm Down
12–15 minutes
Center · Stillness
Settle in
Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”
Read · The passage
Scripture
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Proverbs 16:32, BSB
Learn · Reflection
Reflection
I Can Learn to Calm Down
Talk · Conversation
Talk about it
Mateus's mother said, “Calm down first. Then you decide what to do.” What helps your body settle when anger rises: breathing, leaving the room, drinking water?
Thank · Gratitude
Give thanks
Today I thank God for a time when I waited before reacting and did not regret it, which was when…
Ask · Prayer
Pray together
God, when somebody knocks down what I built carefully today, hold my reaction back for a few seconds. Give me self-control before I open my mouth.
Begin · Application
Carry it into the day
Today, pick your pause spot (a corner, the porch, the yard) and go there to breathe deeply the next time anger rises.
Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)