{"id":59651,"date":"2026-02-22T04:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/over50feeling40.com\/?p=59651"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:33:31","slug":"weekly-devotions-to-boil-or-to-steep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/over50feeling40.com\/2026\/02\/weekly-devotions-to-boil-or-to-steep.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Devotions: To Boil or To Steep"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Sunday, friends.  In today’s weekly devotions, we will discuss…is it better to boil or to steep?<\/p>\n

I hope these weekly devotions take you to prayer and bring you closer to the Lord.<\/p>\n

It is the beginning of Lent for many and as the team on the Hallow App say…remember to stay Prayed Up.<\/em><\/p>\n

It may be because I am an optimist, but it seems to me lately that so many people are angry or disgruntled.<\/p>\n

They are like boiling water poured into a pot which eventually breaks the glass vessel from the heat.<\/p>\n

There are days that feel like every person I speak with or hear are complaining, complaining, complaining….drip, drip, drip.<\/p>\n

The biggest problem with the amount of anger around us is… it’s contagious. <\/p>\n

So many fall into the trap of being disgruntled because the people around them are.<\/p>\n

Rather than be a cup of boiling water…I prefer to be a cup of steeped tea.<\/p>\n

WEEKLY DEVOTIONS: TO BOIL OR TO STEEP – CHOOSE TO STEEP<\/strong><\/p>\n

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One of the definitions for the word “steep” reads: the soaking of an organic solid, such as leaves, in a liquid (usually water) so as to extract flavors or to soften it.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is why when I am faced with constant anger or discontentment around me, I prefer to steep myself in the Word of God…to soften the anger, and to extract the flavor of joy.<\/p>\n

If EVERYTHING God has created is good, then who are we to complain about what He has created?<\/p>\n

Rather, we are to receive everything he creates with thanksgiving…and I would add, with prayer.<\/p>\n

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If I will take the time to pray over the person or circumstance that is making me angry or discontent, God is always faithful to answer.<\/p>\n

That does not mean that He immediately changes the circumstance, but often He softens me<\/strong> and how I am looking at it.<\/p>\n

I have also begun to pray for people that I either know or see online who are incredibly angry…and pray that God will carry that anger for them and fill them with the Holy Spirit of peace.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, all we need to do is ask angry people around us to tell us what they are thankful for.<\/p>\n

In the midst of what they perceive to be a bad day, how can we help them discover good in that day.<\/p>\n

Yes, sometimes praise and thanksgiving are sacrifices, but they are ones that will eventually pay off in peace, joy, and contentment.<\/p>\n

To Boil or To Steep?  Join me on the side of steep….<\/p>\n

Steep yourself in God’s Word today.<\/p>\n

Steep yourself in thanksgiving and praise.<\/p>\n

And do not allow the sun to go down on your anger.<\/p>\n

And the peace of God will be yours.<\/p>\n

BLESSINGS TO YOU TODAY AND ALWAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Pamela Lutrell<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Thank you for joining me for the weekly devotions!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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