I know the title of this entry seems a bit harsh and maybe that pushes some of you away but this was the topic of my young adults group discussion last night. Our study has been on the nooma clips that combine, scripture, practical discussion questions and stimulating visuals of real life daily struggles.
Last night the speaker used the theme of the anger we can often get when being cut off in traffic, our grocery bag breaking, or for some of us it just takes someone looking at us the wrong way to set us off. He then compared that reaction to the kind of righteous anger Jesus had with his children and the religious elites, when cleaning out the temple. The difference is when Jesus acted on his anger it immediately resulted in restoration and love, which unfortunately is not commonly the result we get as humans in the way we act out our anger.
The final question posed to each of us was, do we let our anger drive us or do we drive our anger? How often do we ask ourselves, why am I angry, and actually think through what the Lord might want us to do about those feelings. We are created as humans who get angry about things, just like Jesus did, but most of us today view our anger as a bad thing that needs to be removed from our life, simply because we don't take the time to understand its purpose.
In light of that realization I would ask everyone, how many of us recognize what makes us angry as a directional tool the Lord might be using? Someone once told me, sin breaks the heart of God and because we are made in His image, sin should break our hearts as well.
So...are we serving in jobs or ministries where our motivation stems purely from righteous anger to see change occur that will bring about justice for whomever involved? If we are not, then we might want to rethink how we spend your time.
Last night the speaker used the theme of the anger we can often get when being cut off in traffic, our grocery bag breaking, or for some of us it just takes someone looking at us the wrong way to set us off. He then compared that reaction to the kind of righteous anger Jesus had with his children and the religious elites, when cleaning out the temple. The difference is when Jesus acted on his anger it immediately resulted in restoration and love, which unfortunately is not commonly the result we get as humans in the way we act out our anger.
The final question posed to each of us was, do we let our anger drive us or do we drive our anger? How often do we ask ourselves, why am I angry, and actually think through what the Lord might want us to do about those feelings. We are created as humans who get angry about things, just like Jesus did, but most of us today view our anger as a bad thing that needs to be removed from our life, simply because we don't take the time to understand its purpose.
In light of that realization I would ask everyone, how many of us recognize what makes us angry as a directional tool the Lord might be using? Someone once told me, sin breaks the heart of God and because we are made in His image, sin should break our hearts as well.
So...are we serving in jobs or ministries where our motivation stems purely from righteous anger to see change occur that will bring about justice for whomever involved? If we are not, then we might want to rethink how we spend your time.
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