Handle a chilly, rainy day?
Do you sulk all day and tell everyone how miserable it is or do you take time to think about how things would be if it didn't rain? I grew up loving rain, from smelling it before it started raining to hearing it hit the tin roof. Of course there are days you may not want it to rain, but what if it never rained again?
Handle disappointment?
Do you begin going into your shell so others can't hurt you? As humans we will deal with disappointments in humans, but never in God. If we put all of our trust and faith in human then you will begin shutting everyone out because it is a dangerous way to live. However, with placing your faith, value, and hope in God all opportunities open up.
Talk to God?
Do you only talk to God when you want or need something, or do you praise the blessings already bestowed on you? We often get caught up when we are on top of the world and forget who those blessings have come from. However, as soon as one small thing happens we are quick to turn to God asking why this was allowed to happen. Maybe this happened so you would talk to God, maybe He missed you.
Talk about God?
Do you let the light of God's love shine through you or is God even seen through your talk? You aren't showing God's love if you are degrading, judging, criticizing, etc. Do not get me wrong if something is done against God's word you should speak of God's word, but you do that in love not anger. We should ask God to allow Himself to be shown through us - our words and actions.
Handle tests of faith?
Do you run to God or away from God? If there is a test of faith do you dig in deeper with God, or wait for the world to fix your problems? Often we wait for the problem to work itself out, but never turn to God who already knows the outcome. We have to trust that God does have a plan for us, and it is for the best for us.
As you can see any situation can be taken different ways. You can choose to let it direct you one way, or you can choose to respond a particular way. Here is the key - YOU. You get to choose, you get to decide your response, and no one else can choose it for you. While someone may upset you, it is still YOUR choice how you respond not theirs. As we tell our children, make good choices, and choose wisely.
Showing posts with label anger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anger. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Who angers you?
Do you find yourself getting angry with or at someone? Do you begin to think or say things that you typically wouldn't? Is this person a family member, neighbor, coworker, boss, friend, or someone you have never met?
You make not think much about it, but that anger runs so much deeper than you think. The definition of anger is "a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility" so then we need to look at annoyance, displeasure, and hostility. However, when you look up annoyance it speaks of anger, displeasure speaks of anger, but hostility speaks of unfriendliness. Often if you are angry at someone you then begin talking about them, and the snowball begins. You get angry, tell someone else, and continue to spread the anger by telling others or talking about the person, then before you know it that first seed of anger has spread.
I too have fallen subject to anger. I held in anger towards relatives and others in my life. There are times that I still feel myself getting angry, but I have to let it go. I realized years ago that if you allow someone to make you angry and stay angry then they control you. I realized that I have to forgive the person, for myself not them I have the ability to choose how I react to the person. I can get angry and give them power, or give it to God and give all of the power to Him. I am not implying that I never get angry, but I am a lot faster to let it go now.
Now lets see what God says about anger:
Ecclesiates 7:9 - Control your temper for anger labels you a fool
Ephesians 4:27 - for anger fives a foothold to the devil
James 1:20 - Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires
That puts a different spin on things doesn't it? We may think it isn't hurting anyone, but in reality it is hurting God and that is someone I never want to hurt. How can we change this? People will continue to upset you, and possibly anger you. However, you and you alone have the choice of how to react. You can react in peace, in forgiveness, and in love or you can continue the anger seeds.
Is there someone that comes to mind when you read all of this? Imagine the relief you will feel when you forgive them. You do not have to reconcile the relationship, or allow them back in your in your life. No one deserves to be in an unhealthy relationship, or to be harmed but everyone does deserve to live in peace. Once you forgive the person the peace will begin.
Take a moment and think of who angers you, so that you can begin taking the steps necessary to claim the control of your life back. Just because you address this today doesn't mean that you will never be angered again. However, it does mean that next time you will be better equipped to respond and retain the control.
You make not think much about it, but that anger runs so much deeper than you think. The definition of anger is "a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility" so then we need to look at annoyance, displeasure, and hostility. However, when you look up annoyance it speaks of anger, displeasure speaks of anger, but hostility speaks of unfriendliness. Often if you are angry at someone you then begin talking about them, and the snowball begins. You get angry, tell someone else, and continue to spread the anger by telling others or talking about the person, then before you know it that first seed of anger has spread.
I too have fallen subject to anger. I held in anger towards relatives and others in my life. There are times that I still feel myself getting angry, but I have to let it go. I realized years ago that if you allow someone to make you angry and stay angry then they control you. I realized that I have to forgive the person, for myself not them I have the ability to choose how I react to the person. I can get angry and give them power, or give it to God and give all of the power to Him. I am not implying that I never get angry, but I am a lot faster to let it go now.
Now lets see what God says about anger:
Ecclesiates 7:9 - Control your temper for anger labels you a fool
Ephesians 4:27 - for anger fives a foothold to the devil
James 1:20 - Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires
That puts a different spin on things doesn't it? We may think it isn't hurting anyone, but in reality it is hurting God and that is someone I never want to hurt. How can we change this? People will continue to upset you, and possibly anger you. However, you and you alone have the choice of how to react. You can react in peace, in forgiveness, and in love or you can continue the anger seeds.
Is there someone that comes to mind when you read all of this? Imagine the relief you will feel when you forgive them. You do not have to reconcile the relationship, or allow them back in your in your life. No one deserves to be in an unhealthy relationship, or to be harmed but everyone does deserve to live in peace. Once you forgive the person the peace will begin.
Take a moment and think of who angers you, so that you can begin taking the steps necessary to claim the control of your life back. Just because you address this today doesn't mean that you will never be angered again. However, it does mean that next time you will be better equipped to respond and retain the control.
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