Sep 12, 2010
Ephesians 4:26-27 - Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry
Ephesians 4:26-27 - In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Recently I had events in my life that made me more than a little bit mad. I was ticked off in a bad way and I found myself stewing on it more and more. I was falling back into my old life and thinking of how I WANTED to handle something instead of how I SHOULD handle something. I was doing exactly what the devil wanted me to do. I was taking my focus off what I knew to be right to feed my own wants and needs. I was allowing myself to lose my focus on what God has taught me to do. If I had gone off and done what was in my mind at that time, I would have sinned thus failing Him and His teachings.
If I choose to allow that anger to fester in me then I am giving the devil a further foothold in my life. I am giving him a tool to use against me so as to turn me from what I know to be right and good. I give him the chance to steal my joy the peace in my life. I give him the opening to make me miserable, which is exactly what he wants.
Satan does not want me to be happy. He hates me as he does all Christians. I understand that God will carry me through all trials and tribulations if I just trust in Him. If I choose not trust in Him then I am on my own and on my own I have proven time and time again in my life that I am not big enough to handle it all.
I am not trying to say to you never be angry. That is not a realistic expectation. God knows that we will have anger in our lives. The key is, how we handle that anger and what do we do with it. I could have gone off and done something stupid and ended up hurting my family and myself, but I didn’t. I put it on God and asked him to help me through the situation I was going through and asked Him to lift this from me and to set me free from this anger. I am not 100% over it, there is still some issue there that I have to address and deal with. The difference now though is that I am choosing to give it to God up front now and work it out through Him. It’s a much better place to be.
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Recently I have been slammed over and over it seems.I was angry at first now I just feel hurt.I forgave the ones doing the slamming.And have no desire for vengeance as it is not mine to take.But sometimes when I least expect it the pain comes over me like a wave.On top of all this my Mom had to undergo triple bypass.I trusted God but I was so afraid.I suppose my faith was shook somewhat because the day of the surgery the fear was gone and I was the support for the rest of my family.I just want the hurt to go away and stay away. I thought I was stronger than that.I suspect it was to much happening in such a short amount of time.Pleas tell me what you think as I feel I have let God down
ReplyDeleteDewana, you do not have to be strong. He is our strength. God knows we can only handle so much. Its the times when we can not carry on ourselves that we need Him to carry us the most. You saw this yourself when, on the day of the surgery, that the fear went away and you were able to be there for your family. Unless you have sinned in someway against God, I do not see how you let Him down. You needed God the most at that time and you trusted in Him. You did exactly what you were supposed to do. On our own, we are small, but through the Holy Spirit we are able to take everything that the world throws at us. Look at Job, he had a bad go of it as well. But he never turned from God, he just kept turning to Him. You do not have to feel bad. But if you really think that you have done wrong in some fashion, hit your knees and ask God to forgive you and to strengthen you in the future so that you can better deal with what is going on in your life. I hope this helps. God bless you and thanks for reaching out.
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