Pray with Spurgeon: Keep us safe from anger and all sins

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DAILY PRAYER (BY SPURGEON)

Lord, keep us from sin. Teach us to walk circumspectly. Help us guard our minds against doctrinal errors, our hearts against wrong feelings, and our lives against evil actions. May we never speak rashly or give in to anger. Above all, keep us from covetousness, which is idolatry, and from malice, which is of the devil. Grant us to be full of sweetness and light. May love dwell within us and reign over us. May we not focus solely on our own interests but also consider the needs of others. Help us live for Jesus, for there is no life like it. Assist us in becoming men and women of Christ, wholly belonging to him. May every aspect of our lives reflect the light we receive from him.

Amen.

VERSE OF THE DAY (COMMENTARY BY SPURGEON)

God “made us alive with Christ even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!” (Ephesians 2:5)

This accounts for everything: “together with Christ.” When we get “together with Christ,” then are we made alive, then are we saved. Are you, my dear hearers, “quickened together with Christ?”

RECOMMENDED RESOURCE

Teaching kids to handle anger with Jesus’ help

Today, we prayed that we would “never speak rashly or give in to anger.” Anger is a particularly painful sin (for us and those around us) but it can also be extremely difficult to actually address. We need to have solid, biblical strategies for putting off anger.

But we also need to teach our kids how to handle their anger (and other “big feelings”). For that, I was really thankful to receive a review copy of a new kids book, Count Yourself Calm: Taking Big Feelings to a Big God by Eliza Huie. This book is unique because it tells children the truth about anger AND gives them some practical steps to not be controlled by it.

This book will really grow with your kids. The youngest toddlers can enjoy the illustrations, younger kids (kindergarten–early elementary) can start to apply some of the simpler steps outlined for addressing anger (e.g., taking a deep breath and counting to five), while older kids (later elementary–middle school) can use more detailed tools for putting off anger.

Count Yourself Calm is a great resource for discussing and addressing anger from a biblical perspective in your home. I hope you’ll add a copy to your family’s library today.

Buy Count Yourself Calm: