My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. JAMES 1:19-20
Bumper stickers sure tell lots about people and at times you may fearful to come face to face with some of the drivers. Recently I saw a sticker declaring ‘Stay Outraged’ and thought “oh my goodness” this poor, angry hurting soul. To run around daily purposely being angry would take lots of energy. Much better to seek for peace, love, and cooperation.
Many things can agitate people but my advice would be to separate yourself from the source of the anger. Maybe that is to not watch news. Christians especially should seek to be peaceful and loving and confess any anger they are feeling and ask the Lord to help you deal with it in a proper manner.
Anger breaks things, hurts people, and can even kill in worse case scenarios. Don’t be a person who is outraged. Pray asking God to take away any anger and replace it with love, peace, joy, and forgiveness. Anger is a tool in the enemies arsenal so don’t fall prey to it. Run.
PRAYER: Daily Lord I seek you. I pray for those people in our world constantly trying to create trouble. I ask for your Holy Spirit to deliver those who walk purposely in anger. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Stay Outraged...Say What?
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Becky: This is an excellent message for these times. Years ago, I heard a woman say, "If you hang onto resentment, the only one that gets hurt is you." She also said it eats at us from the inside like rust does to a tin can.
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