Monday’s Reflection
THERE IS NO WOUND WITHOUT PAIN, and no pain without anger. And that anger, whether buried or exploded, is what we must learn to pay attention to and to pray if we are to offer the whole self to God.
- Kent Ira Groff
Anger: Minding Your Passions
From p. 71 of Anger: Minding Your Passion © 2010 by Fresh Air Books. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Are you comfortable sharing your anger with God? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
“My thoughts,” says the Lord, “are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.”
- Isaiah 55:8, GNT
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God knows all about me and every thought I have and still he loves me and died for me. I feel bad when I have to talk with him about anger and feelings and actions I shouldn’t have but I always feel comfortable talking over anything with my Lord, saviour and holy father. He is the one I can trust to forgive, love and understand me always.
I have become more comfortable with sharing my anger with God. I suppose part of it is accepting what it says in the Psalms – about Him knowing me better than I know myself. He knows how DEEP the pain and anger go, and I believe it is sinful to try to bury it or deny its power over me. I certainly try to hide my anger and the frustration that comes with it from the outside world. There is freedom in confessing it to my Heavenly Father. He is the ultimate balm.
Lord, help me to share my whole self to You. Amen
Since we hide nothing from God, certainly feel comfortable and want to get the emotions and feelings in the open.
I am slow to learn, must have been in my mid-sixties before I understood that God loved me even in my sin. Always felt unacceptable, devil had a good hold on my mind and I wasn’t aware.
Thank you God for all you do for us!
God is there when no one else is there for me.He is the only one who knows my inner most thoughts, pains and what I am going through every micro second and cares and loves me more than any one.He knows my anger and struggles more than I do. He is Almighty,loving and considerate and understanding than any one I know.Inspite of knowing these,sometimes I waste my time,before completely sharing my anger and frustrations with God. Pray that God help me to be more closer to Him that I go to Him always for every thing with thanks and praise.
I don’t think sharing my anger with God is a new concept, yet I’m not sure I do it. I have had an excuse, maybe a reason for anger. I have Gnot asked God regularly for help with this healing. Had I asked for help with healing from the anger, maybe then I would overcome it. God, help me in my unbelief; help me through the anger, as I know in my heart that you heal me in times of trouble. Amen.
When my mom passed away suddenly, during a time in my life when I needed her the most, yes, I was angry at God. I completely lost my ability to pray, and that had never happened before. Now, that I have given my life over to Christ completely, I now have found peace about my mom’s death and I comforted in knowing that she is in Paradise with our Savior.
Does it still hurt sometimes?, absolutely, but I’m happy knowing I will see her again someday.
“THERE IS NO WOUND WITHOUT PAIN, and no pain without anger. And that anger, whether buried or exploded, is what we must learn to pay attention to and to pray________ if we are to offer the whole self to God.”
For me, this quote seems to be missing a word. I think it needs “about” or a similar word.
God knows all, if I willingly share or not!
There is nothing about me that I can keep from God. If I try to I am deceiving God and myself. Amen
Blessings
I am working on this. Somehow it seems that when I am angriest with God it is usually for some shortcoming or sin of mine that he is not “stopping” me from committing. I work to keep in mind that from day 1 God has not wanted a robot, but instead wants people to choose him over sin and self. I am like everyone else in wondering why bad things happen to the innocent or to good people, but I try not to be angry at God since I know he is always working to the good, even if it is extraordinarily painful for us at times.
I am angry at times and try to hide, but what do know is that God sees and hears everything. Lord I want and need to give my whole self to you, help me to do this my Lord. Amen.
Anger. Look at the prodigal son’s brother. Now he was angry. It was all about HIM. See the lectionary reading in Luke.
The father told the older brother to celebrate because the sinner had been saved. The lost had been found.
Celebrate when sinners are saved. Focus on that. That is where the joy is. Not, having a pity party for yourself. That is the way a prayer warrior once characterized the focus on self when talking to me. Pride. A focus on self is idolatry. We all know what the Bible says about that. Intercede for others.
i need to get closer with GOD.im losing my family because i done wrong in the past to my wife but im doing my hardest to work it out.pray for us please
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