Tape on mouth

Today I really needed to put tape over my mouth! Wow! hahaha

My problem today was not so much diarrea of the mouth as it was I had nothing nice or appropriate to say.

Am I the only one that has days like this? ROFL

It was a rough morning for the front desk, a busy one, but we got through it with no fatalities. All the patients were checked in to the computer alerting the nurses they were ready, the insurance was updated, paperwork handed out and still someone complained. At the front desk in front of all the patients!!!! AAAARRRRGH!

I just apologized to him and went on my way....then went outside to scream.

There was a really sweet patient that overheard what he said and she reminded me "You can't please everyone." So true. I took a deep breath said a prayer and moved on.

Anyway the rest of the day was all right, just another day. I was continually praying all day that nothing stupid would come out of my mouth that I would have patience and compassion.
God is great! I did bite my tongue a few times.

That night was youth group and I was leading the high school girls small group time. woot woot!
I was able to share about a time when God worked in my life or used a situation in my life...wow there were so many. I did share about the fact that I needed tape over my mouth that day because I had nothing nice to say, I'm not perfect God is constantly working in my life and heart.
Here is the scripture we discussed.

Col. 3:8-17

^5-8And that means killing off everything connected with that way of death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That's a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. It's because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger. It wasn't long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better. But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk.

^9-11Don't lie to one another. You're done with that old life. It's like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you've stripped off and put in the fire. Now you're dressed in a new wardrobe. Every item of your new way of life is custom-made by the Creator, with his label on it. All the old fashions are now obsolete. Words like Jewish and non-Jewish, religious and irreligious, insider and outsider, uncivilized and uncouth, slave and free, mean nothing. From now on everyone is defined by Christ, everyone is included in Christ.

^12-14So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

^15-17Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.

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So, if any one masters this on the first try, let me know.

In our small group we picked out an attitude in these verses that we wanted to work on this year. Honestly, I need to work on them all.

(yeah, this blog is from Wednesday the 27th. i already typed this blog but the computer crashed before I could save it. haha)