Tricia McNair: Noble Life Ministries

Anger: can be a clever remark, verbal attack, or in its most common form an exploding temper. We struggle with that form of anger (exploding) because it is childish. Yet many people are angry, but are almost totally unaware of it. Some people try to pretend that they have no anger, but there is chaos within. They will even say, "I am not anger." Yet there sharp voice and other physical feature shows the anger within. Yes, anger is a natural emotion, but misplaced anger is deadly. You can’t “stew” on your anger, over and over again. Internalizing what is making you upset builds ups a strong hostility and a stronghold in your life. Think of times when you have been angry? What was the result? How did you cool down? There are times when we have every reason to feel angry. People can disappoints us, let us down, hurt us or hurt our family. Anger is a valid human emotion. But there are times when our anger can seriously be misplaced. For example, Apostle Paul who w...

“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7 NKJV Our thoughts creates our emotions. Self-talk is nothing new. We talk to ourselves constantly by what we are thinking. How many times have you passed that mirror today and said something negative about yourself versus something good? Count them. You might be surprise. Proverb 23:7 tells us that "as he thinks in his heart, so is he." What we believe is manifested in our bodies, our speech, our choices. We can even have physical symptoms as well. When people are deeply depressed, their bones ache, and their bodies begin to feel as if they are wasting away from lack of food. What you continually think of becomes a reality for you. Jeremiah the prophet continually thought of his misery. No wonder he was known as the weeping prophet. He was depressed! Our thoughts affect our behavior. I am a Computer Scientist by trade, and in computer languages we have a saying called GIGO, "Garbage-In, Garbage-Out...

When I was a little girl my Mother, always told me that a man should treat you like a Queen. That statement save me from allowing men to treat me poorly. However, I finally realized that first I must become a Queen in my own heart before anyone could treat me as such. I know of a woman name Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester), born Hadassah, who is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Bible she was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus (traditionally identified with Xerxes I). Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition. The Purim celebration for the Jewish people this year is March 20, 2011. March 17, Thursday, this week, the Fast of Esther will be celebrated. In the days of Persia Kingdom a woman who was born Jewish was born to the wrong race, wrong faith and the wrong kingdom. She had no rights and her people were taking into captivity when she was a child. Esther was the daughter of a Benjamite, Abihail. “Esther...