Don't Coddle It

Whatever we want to grow, we nurture it and coddle it. Mothers do that for their babies. Gardeners do that for their plants, etc. Yep, if you want something or someone to thrive, nurture and coddle it. This is a law of nature.

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When you apply nurturing, coddling, and positivity in general to a person or plant, the end result will be more of the plant or a hearty growing and a showing of well-being. However, just the opposite is proven true as well. If a child lives with negativity and constant putdowns with no source of nurturing or positivity, that child in all practicality, will become nothing or a neer-so-well because it was not given what it needed to thrive.

Making An Application

Have you ever seen someone have justifiable anger about something or someone? Sure you have. If you think about it for a moment, you will realize that people handle that type of anger mostly in one or two ways: 1) they either batten it down and starve it or 2) they nurture it and feed it.

1. In number one above, the anger, though justifiable, will slowly wilt and die. Why, lack of nourishment.


2. In number two above, the anger will grow and fester to become something way out of proportion, more than likely, to the original cause for the anger.  Before long, a person can become a prisoner of that anger. (How do you think that feuds are passed from one generation to another? Remember the Hatfields and the McCoys?)

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However, holding on to anger, justifiable or not, is not the Christian way. 1 Peter 4:8 says that love covers a multitude of sins. If we apply this scripture to our lives, then there will be no seeds of anger festering and growing in our lives. Instead, we will have a garden full of the, "...Peaceful fruits of righteousness." (Hebrews 12:11, KJV) Oh, how sweet 'twill be at harvest time!

Doing What I Can, While I Can Because I Care,

Alma L. Grateful Stepping On Carr-Jones