People can be so frustrating. The other day I was driving and a person pulled out from a parking lot but did not look. I raised my hands like what the heck. He looked over and did the same but in a condescending way. I wanted to reach out and touch him as hard as I possibly could with my fists.
I know it is wrong, but at times I just want to smack or punch someone so hard that they wake up next week. I do not do these things because God has instructed me not too.
Ephesians 4:26 New International Version (NIV)
26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
How can I overcome these struggles? The only answer is through God and Christ.
Christ has taught us to love our neighbor as our self, but honestly at times that can be so difficult. However, it does not matter what we think or feel. We still must love our neighbor as our self.
Mark 12:30-31 New International Version (NIV)
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
In other words no matter what our neighbor, that is anyone, does we must love them irregardless. I know I struggle with this, but I am praying that God will help and change me.
Lord with the way people act today, it is hard to love our neighbors as ourselves. Please help us to put the negative emotions aside and realize that we struggle not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, authorities, power of darkness, and spiritual evil forces.
Ephesians 6:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Please help us to humble ourselves to realize that we may act the same way towards others without knowing it. Also, please help us to realize that every person on this planet is your child and as such has already earned a respect and love despite how they may act.