It seems like everywhere you look these days, people are just angry, but I am not really sure why. I have some guesses such as:
- People are home and interacting with family members more
- They are not happy with their situation
- They are frustrated with not working
- They are frustrated with not being able to do what they want
- They are frustrated with not being able to buy what they want
- They are afraid of catching this virus
- They cannot interact socially
The list can go on and on.
My comment is so what, boohoo. Get over yourself. Yeah I know that may not be what you expect a Christian to say, but it is what this Christian is saying. You are supposed to be adults, so act like it. Stop acting like others owe you something whatever it maybe. We all need to learn to be content in all things:
Philippians 4:11-13 New International Version (NIV)
11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
I guess what gets me most is someone gets upset while out doing their shopping, goes home and tells a loved one what happened, and that loved one and/or someone else/others goes back out of anger and kills another person or people. Why? What purpose did that serve? You are going to prison for the rest of your life.
I am not saying you do not have a right to get angry, but get angry what really matters not because you are inconvenienced for a bit. However, we are not sin in our anger.
Ephesians 4:26-31 English Standard Version (ESV)
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
If you are a person that gets angry easily and reacts on that anger, then please seek help. I would urge you to see counsel with someone in ministry that deals with strongholds and deliverance, but if you do not feel comfortable with that, then go talk to a therapist or even a friend. Once you have reacted externally to your anger, you cannot undo what you did.
Those that have read any of my blogs knows exactly what I am going to tell you, go pray. I know that may seem stupid, but just go do it. Talk to God, but be willing to hear and accept what He is going to tell you. My guess is He will tell you to go talk to the person you are angry with and ask for their forgiveness. See the verses below as well as look online.
Ephesians 4:32 English Standard Version (ESV)
32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 English Standard Version (ESV)
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
James 5:16 English Standard Version (ESV)
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.