1. Put away anger. Eph. iv. 31.
Do not be soon angry. Prov. xiv. 17. Jam. i. 19.
‘Meekness gives smooth answers to rough questions.’
2. Exercise self-control. Prov. xxv. 28; xvi. 32.
3. Teach it to your children.
III. Remember, a hasty temper is a fault, not a misfortune. Accustom yourself, and your children, to view it in its right light.
IV. Ask help from God to subdue it, for temper is hard to conquer, and meekness is a fruit of the Spirit. Gal. v. 22. Matt. v. 5.
You need help, for there is much to provoke a wife, and mother.
You need help, for you are very weak, but you can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth you. Phil. iv. 13.