{"id":7021,"date":"2021-05-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=7021"},"modified":"2021-05-13T13:49:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:49:06","slug":"give-it-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/give-it-to-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Give It To God!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Give It To God! 5\/14\/21\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=axfx6-10368c0-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;download=1&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president.\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;What are you going to do with it?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  Lincoln inquired.\u00a0Surprised, Stanton replied,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;Send it.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lincoln shook his head.\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;You don&#8217;t want to send that letter,&#8221; \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>he said.\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;Put it in the stove and burn it. That&#8217;s what I do when I have written a letter while I am angry. It&#8217;s a good letter and you had a good time writing it and you feel better. Now burn it, and write another.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.<\/strong><br><strong>How has this been true for YOU?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GIVE IT TO GOD AND GO TO SLEEP!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-amazon-kindle wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"oceanwp-oembed-wrap clr\"><iframe title=\"THE GATHERING: Jesus and Abortion A Story For Our Time\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_yawJY2IqSnhCm6&#038;asin=B08BDSDQ5L&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret. 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