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Have you ever been
mad at ____? Certainly, everyone has had anger
rise up against a person. And there are a lot
of people who are angry with themselves. Anger
is a problem for everyone, and it must be dealt
with God’s way.
Many people come
from backgrounds where strife was just normal.
Our culture is so full of envy and strife that
it's become part of life. We don't realize how
deadly it is. But realize it or not, strife will
kill you. Listen to what James
had to say about envy and strife:
"For where envying
and strife is, there is confusion and every evil
work."
(James 3:16)
Think about what
this verse is saying for a moment. Envy and
strife bring EVERY evil work. You could be giving
tithes and offerings and trusting God in the
area of your finances, but if you're living in
strife, you are opening the
door
to poverty. You could be trying to take care of
your body and meditating on healing scriptures,
yet envy and
strife will negate all of that and
bring sickness and disease. That shocks most
people.
NOTE: No one who is
trusting God for victory in any area of their
life can ignore dealing with anger and
expect to succeed. It's that important.
This doesn't mean
we are supposed to be emotionless or totally
passive people. There is a proper use of anger.
If
we don't understand this and try to
completely do away with anger, we will not
succeed, and we will become passive
in a
way that allows Satan to run over us. There is a
godly purpose for anger.
GODLY ANGER
Every person on the
planet has a temper. Why do you think that is?
Do you think the devil created anger? No way!
Satan never created anything. He doesn't have
the power to create. All he does is pervert the
godly things God created.
It's God who gave
us the capacity to get angry. Anger has a godly
function. But with most of us, it's been
perverted.
We don't need to get delivered of a
temper; we need to learn how to deal with anger
in the way God intended — not toward
people, but toward the devil and evil.
Attend one of our
1-Day Workshops and learn how to walk in victory
over anger.Look under “Calendar” on the front
page of our website for the next workshop.
Office Phone: 713-370-3532
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