A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11
We humans are emotional creatures. Obviously these emotions must come from God for we are created in his image. We can see through the scriptures that God was sorrowful (he repented that he made man), he laughs, and he was angry with Israel on more than one occasion. I am sure that all of these emotions serve a purpose. But I will tell you the truth. I honestly can not think of one good thing that can come out of harboring anger. Anger causes us to react in ways that we normally would not. We say things that we don't mean and can never take back. We make rash decisions when angry that we repent of for years afterward.
Recently, as my pastor was preaching he said this: "Sometimes you just have to let go of some things you are holding onto." So true. We can hold onto things years after we should have let them go. These memories and feelings of anger do nothing but make us miserable. When we hold onto such feelings against someone we are giving that person free rent inside our heads. Naturally, we can't help but get angry now and then. But we can help how we respond to that anger and what we do with it.
Are there some feelings you need to let go of? It may take several sessions of prayer but if you will let the anger go you will feel so much better. Holding onto anger is a waste of energy. We need all the energy we can hold so don't waste it on trivial things. Forgive. You'll be the better person for it.
Gratefully Forgiven,
Rev. Sullivan Jones
A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11
We humans are emotional creatures. Obviously these emotions must come from God for we are created in his image. We can see through the scriptures that God was sorrowful (he repented that he made man), he laughs, and he was angry with Israel on more than one occasion. I am sure that all of these emotions serve a purpose. But I will tell you the truth. I honestly can not think of one good thing that can come out of harboring anger. Anger causes us to react in ways that we normally would not. We say things that we don't mean and can never take back. We make rash decisions when angry that we repent of for years afterward.
Recently, as my pastor was preaching he said this: "Sometimes you just have to let go of some things you are holding onto." So true. We can hold onto things years after we should have let them go. These memories and feelings of anger do nothing but make us miserable. When we hold onto such feelings against someone we are giving that person free rent inside our heads. Naturally, we can't help but get angry now and then. But we can help how we respond to that anger and what we do with it.
Are there some feelings you need to let go of? It may take several sessions of prayer but if you will let the anger go you will feel so much better. Holding onto anger is a waste of energy. We need all the energy we can hold so don't waste it on trivial things. Forgive. You'll be the better person for it.
Gratefully Forgiven,
Rev. Sullivan Jones
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