For some years now, I’ve been trying to live a life that’s guided by Bible principles. Its moral codes and overall ethics are enlightening.
And oddly enough, many follow several of them and don’t realize where they came from. Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31 are good ones.
You know what following this guide has led me to?
A much happier life. I’m satisfied with my life now, even if I grumble over it from time to time.
Before I learned what I know now, I was a very sad and listless person. I felt hopeless and stuck, as if the rest of my life would be the same rounds of the same misery. Day after day.
Now?
Do I love my life? Yes.
Do I love my state of health? No. Can I change it? Only slightly. There are problems with my body that modern medicine and science can only patch… not fix.
Do I miss how I was 10 years ago? Normally when I have to move a 10lb item and it feels like I’m dragging a baby elephant.
The principles I’m trying to live by include:
-The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12)
-Love of neighbor (Matthew 22:39 & Romans 13:10)
-Respect and honor for others (Romans 12:10)
-Pursuing peace (Mark 9:50, Romans 12:18, Romans 14:19)
-Be forgiving (Matthew 6:12, Ephesians 4:32)
-Be loyal and faithful (Proverbs 5:15-20, Luke 16:10, 1 Corinthians 4:2)
-Be honest (Micah 6:11, Hebrews 13:18)
-Be truthful and fair (Amos 5:15, Zechariah 8:16, Ephesians 4:25)
-Be industrious (Proverbs 22:29, Romans 12:11, Colossians 3:23)
-Be mild, compassionate and kind (Colossians 3:12)
-Conquer evil with good (Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:21)
-Give my best to God (Matthew 22:37,38)
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True, I didn’t learn or practice most of these overnight. And I still don’t practice all of them correctly all of the time.
One of my problems, and it’s a longstanding one, is a short fuse. I get angry so easily, and more often than not, I’ve found the focus of the anger something that’s very trivial and of little to no concern in all reality.
But my “issue” has also been that I sulk and essentially saturate myself with displeasure to the point of making myself ill.
So… instead of letting fly out of my mouth what has upset me, I sit down or go to a spot to have a bit of a think… and work my way out of it.
There is no reason for me to launch on anyone for any reason.
Reacting with anger only aggravates the situation.
I’ve been improving in my own form of “self-soothing”, and make sure to consider what I’m about to say before I say it.
Do I make verbal blunders?
Yes.
But they have a lot less anger and a whole lot less vulgarity.
~J. Lyst
I don’t think that being able to curse in eight different languages (including American Sign) counts me in as a polyglot.
Hey, Miss J! 
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