Brothers,
How do we apply this concept of anger management when we are surrounded by the multiple of fiery darts of satan? I have been mislead in the re-financing of our home. I have been given excuses on why we can't close in the time frame that was committed to by the leader. We have already been approved for this loan but can't get everyone to the table to finish it. Should we quit and find a new loan, go to God in prayer or exhibit righteous anger at the ineptness of these agents? Before you answer think about how God speaks to us through the worlds actions.
Blessings
Robb
Thanks for being genuine in sharing your anger over this situation. I would be a hypocrite to say I would not be angry if this happen to me.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the answer to your posed question is not so easy. My first reaction would to be to rationalize based on my worldly perspective, which ultimately bears bad fruit. Although it would be easy to say that one must solicit the counsel of the SPIRIT (good fruit), in practice, living the WORD may be hit or miss, where more times than not in my experience, I simply fail. Nevertheless, us sinners must continue to strive to live the WORD, if we ever hope to have a personal relationship with our LORD and GOD.
We live in a fallen world. The laws of the SPIRIT has no meaning to the rules of this world. Yet we co-exist, and somehow we must persevere.
As I asked you all to pray for me to overcome my anger management issues, I too will pray for all of you too. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
It was great to have lunch with you guys today. We did cover a lot of ground.
ReplyDeleteI pray that you give some rest to the issue, Robb. Sit back and reflect. Take a breath. The mortgage industry is in a lot of turmoil. The slight may not have been at all intentional.
The best suggestion, and I hope this doesn't sound trite, my friend. I try to use it myself, so it isn't meaningless and most times it works. It is very useful in situations like this.
It's quite simple, too.
WWJD?
Did you intentionally touch on the answer in your last line - "think about how God speaks to us through the worlds actions"?
ReplyDeleteWe know that God says all we need to do is ask for wisdom in dealing with trials of our faith. Perhaps, like me, you find the problem is how to recognize what wisdom is from God.
Frankly I've found while collecting counsel from others is necessary I've just got to spend time in prayer submitting the issue to Him and processing what's happening around me.
The one thing that short circuits this is my impatience. Then I remember James. God even uses evil people to build righteousness and maturity in me. That could be more important and perhaps more satisfying than a successful refi.
So in the end, it's between you and God. What's he wanting you to learn in this?
Hi Jim, and all, I finally, after months, got on this site. I could feel myself getting very angry about it taking so long. I'm afraid of my anger, I was rebuked so hard by the book of James. Years ago I decided to memorize it. I remember one Holy morning when (glorious saint that I am), saw my wife go outside to start the car on a very cold morning. She came in all cheerily, and said something nice about the day, and I instead of answering her said, "What kind of mileage does the car get when it is running and going nowhere. She looked at me, and said, 'Why do I even try to talk to you?' I of course blew up, the money she was carelessly spending on gas could be given to missionaries, (much better than Judas who only cared for the poor). As she drove away, I angrily began to memorize the next verse, which was of course.. "My brothers, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Therefore get rid of all the moral filth, and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you which can save you. for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.'
ReplyDeleteWhy does God have to be so right, at just the right time? I am teary eyed writing this now when I think of how gracious he is to me with my arrogant attitude. The outburst of anger is simply a large poster to those around me of how I need to clean up my own insides before I spew them on everyone else.
In his wonderful grip and grace
Doug VS
DougVS
ReplyDeleteThanks for your vivid reminder of the many times I've lost it and said similar things. I so appreciate 1John 1:9.