The Anger of a Holy God (part 4)

 I have posted on anger before. There is way too much of it going around these days. The world seems to be spinning off into madness. As Christians we wonder and even ask God, 'When will all of this end?" "When will you come back and take us out of here?" "Why aren't you stopping it?"

We don't know the answer to our questions. We only know what God's Word says. And it is best if we learn to trust him.

Because some day he will come back and end it all.

In the meantime, we are left here with the madness and sometimes our own anger. Having to deal with what we ourselves don't always understand.

Anger at the stuff going on in our homes, communities and in the world. What do we do with it? Other than trusting God, I mean. Because it can pop up at the most inopportune moments.

Jesus is our example. As loving and forgiving as he was and is, he has and still does get angry.

And so can and do we. At all the injustice of what goes on around us. I don't believe that he sits on his throne in heaven and is calmly watching what goes on down here without having any emotion about it. 

The difference is, he is God. We are not. But we too can be angry. It is just that the bible teaches us to not let the sun go down on our anger. Ephesians 4:26

How do we do that and keep going. We can't just let things go Can we?

I found a good article on it that I feel really helps spell out and deal with anger. You can put the title in your search engine should you want more information about it. I think they offer some real good suggestions.

5 Practical Ways of Gaining Control of Anger As A Christian 

Anger is a strong emotion. But we can have a handle on it if we choose to. God wants us to be a joyful people because if we are angry all the time and people see only that side of us, why would they want to become Christians?

Let's face it, they wouldn't. 

It is better to be a joyful person for many reasons. And one of those is that joy in the Lord gives us strength. Nehimiah 8:10

A good way to stay ahead of anger, don't you think? Because I don't believe that joy and anger can exist in us at the same time. And one of them has to go for the other of them to be there. If only for a time moment or a time.

Not that we can't become angry, but knowing how to get deal with it and get past it, offers the hope of reuniting our spirits with God again and taking on his spirit of joy.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. May your day be joyful and blessed