[Discoveries] 03-02-08 The solution to quarrels -- Genesis 13:8

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*So Abram said to Lot, "Let's not have any quarreling between you and 
me ... for we are brothers." -- Genesis 13:8*/

God wants to be the solution to our quarrels.

Kim and I argued for years and years about the same old things, and we 
never got anywhere. We were just mad at each other, until one of us got 
around to finding the humility to apologize. No matter the issue, it was 
always the other person's fault.

Then we started taking our anger to the Lord. We each made a startling 
discovery. My anger had almost nothing to do with Kim. Her anger had 
almost nothing to do with me. The anger came from someplace else.

No wonder the Lord didn't want us to quarrel. But God isn't asking us to 
just sit quiet and fume. His solution is not silent frustration. 
Instead, when we bring our anger to God, own it, recognize it, look at 
its source and give it to God, He gives us what we need to replace anger 
with peace, joy and confidence.

Does Kim still stir up anger in me? Sometimes. But, by comparison, 
hardly ever. Now, when I go to the place in my heart where the anger 
used to be, I find Jesus there, loving me.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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