[Discoveries] 01-24-07 Trading up with anger

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are 
still angry. -- Ephesians 4:26*/

God doesn't make mistakes. He created us with the ability and the need 
to get angry sometimes. But in this mixed-up world, sometimes we cannot 
use that anger for its intended use -- to correct a problem or injustice 
-- because we don't have the freedom to do so.

So what do we do? We trade up. We hand the anger over to Jesus and see 
what He has in exchange for us. It might be peace. It might be joy. It 
might be some new insight that we never had before. It might be a plan. 
I don't know what it will be, I just know that any time you give 
anything to God you always get something better in return.

This is easy to talk about. But what about when we've been wronged, 
seriously wronged, and we have powerful reasons to be angry. Giving up 
this anger is not so easy then. In fact, it may be impossible.

What do we do then? ... more tomorrow ...

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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