Ah, the comfort of a normal morning! Good Friday morning to you. No rush and no late night preceding today. More rain today, but not nearly so much as is expected down in Texas. Please remember to pray for those in the path of Hurricane Ike.
Have you ever had something bothering you, a bee in your bonnet so to speak, and wanted to fly off the handle? Our natural inclination is toward fantasies of charging into a meeting of important folks to speak our minds. Of course, in our fantasies "they" see that we are right, wise, and mistreated, and that the situation should be remedied and so on. However, in reality no one likes to be lectured and not the least of all by one whom they think should be silent. We need to resist that inclination and first come to God. I did that not too long ago and the alternative given me was to ask when the time was right. I can tell you that the reaction I received was so much better than it would have been had I followed my inclination to lash out in anger. Perhaps I am right and what I seek is overdue for attention, but would it have helped my cause to anger or irritate those in charge? Probably not. Often in prayer and in our daily lives, the Lord will show us a different way. The way of love, which Jesus showed every day of His life. Don't you think that Jesus could have straightened "them" and everything else out back when He came the first time? Of course He could have. However, He did not come to condemn the world, but to save it as stated in John 3:17. As James points out, human anger does not result in the righteousness that God wants. Far better for us to react in love and prayer rather than in anger and shouting. Do you fear that love and prayer will not give you the satisfaction that you desire? Most of us do, but look toward the result. Which form of reaction is more likely to get the object of your desire? Better still, imagine how you would feel if someone approached you in love and prayer as opposed to coming to you in anger.
Praise God for the joy of knowing Jesus better each day!
Bucky
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