Holding on to "your mad"

Yes, I do have more Dog word pictures for us wives. Scary what I spend my time thinking about huh? Anyway...

It was not that long ago when Tom and I had a disagreement. I forget what it was about but he appologized and I said I forgave him. I did too, but for some reason I wanted to hold on to "my mad". I did not want to shake it off. I had been wronged and I was enjoying punishing him with my sad face or my short responses. "Hun, Are you sure your ok?","I'm Fine". The poor guys walked on egg shells all day long. Sometimes that evening I shook it off, perhaps I had punished him enough and moved on. I am terrible. I do not like this in me but I do not think I am alone in doing this sometimes.

Dogs do not do this to men. You have seen people treating their dogs terribly and 2 seconds later the dog is happy again, trying to get their owner to pet them. You yell at them or push them outside and they stand there with that stupid happy dog look saying, when your happy Im here ready to be happy with you. They let stuff go instantly! You know its true.

Many years ago I sadly saw my friend severly beat his dog and when he was done, that same second, the dog slowly walked back up to my friend and nosed his hand to get him to pet him, that same hand that just beat him. I am not suggesting we allow husbands to beat us, infact if yours is you call me I will help you bury them. hehehe JK!!

The point is that Dogs want to mend that relationship right away. They want to let everything go and move on to where everyone is happy. They would rather forgive then brood. They want the relationship to be healed immedietly. I think we can gleen something from this idea. I know I did.

I now try to not hold on to "My mad". I am also trying to make sure I do this with my children. I found its not just better for my family, its better for me. I like this me much better.

I am so glad God forgives us completely the instant we ask him for forgiveness.

A happy mans wife does not hold on to "her mad".