Christ,
and Christ alone, is to be the
expectation of
our hearts. When we lose sight of this
truth, we become an advantage for the
devil to do his cruel and dirty work of
disturbing our expectation of Christ.
Anger (a cruel indifference)
always results from believing the lie
that Jesus is not enough. Anger
never inspires..rather, it injures the
emotions and grieves the spirit.
Jesus
never gives the luxury of expressing our
anger without regard for damages (Eph.
4:29). In fact, the prophet Amos
recorded God's outrage against those who
vented their anger without discernment.
When
others fail us, as they inevitably will;
unfulfilled demands give rise to angry
battles. Most of the time our
demands or desires are not to have our
hearts possessed, ruled, and provided
for by God, and when someone conflicts
with our demands, anger flares up. When
our desires, no matter how legitimate,
become demands, then we unwittingly
change from pleading children into
arrogant rebels. But God is not
interested in encouraging the illusion
that a world under our control would be
safer than a world under His control.
God knows that our anger injures...
it never inspires. The angry
chip on your shoulder comes from the
block above it.
Invitation
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