God, If You Don’t Take This ANGER Out Of ME I Won’t Be Able To Overcome It!
August 15, 2008 by Tina
Then God says: ARE YOU WILLING TO SUBMIT AND GIVE IT TO ME?
Well, remember when I said that it’s important to be transparent? Well I am going to share with you something I struggle with. Of course I am not proud of what I am about to say so it takes some courage to be open…so with that being said, Let’s take a look back on my past and that will explain some of the current issues I am faced with.
God is so good and even when we stumble he catches us. His love surrounds us and we are able to admit our faults and say “God Please Help ME!” Well if some of you read my personal testimony I did share some of what I went through…if you go to my blog archives you can click on older and view the blog “My Personal Testimony” and it will give you insight to my past.
I had much hurt and some of that hurt I did to myself….you will always reap what you sow….good or bad the bible states that. But some of what happened to me was nothing I did or caused it just simply happened and it caused me to have deep down roots of bitterness, anger, resentment, hurt, rejection, and so on….
And it’s been a long time I mean a work in progress that God is changing me from the inside out. But before he can raise you up to your call of destiny he will need to draw out the impurities in our hearts. And yes, it can be painful but if you just hang in there it will be for your benefit and the benefit of the Kingdom of God.
God will correct us when we need it and he does this because he loves us. Also because he wants you to grow as a child of God and if you lag all that negative around then you will soon become submerged (in over your head).
Through the process of Sanctification, God works in and through you to bring you to be more like Christ. He will also allow some difficulties to come your way to open your mind up to the need for help in a certain area you struggle with or have a stronghold.
God wants you to overcome and the only way to be able to do that is to submit to Him and submit to the process of Him working in and out of you.
So I have from my past a ton of negative things and as I mentioned above about the anger, well that is one that I struggle with. Little by little God is working that out in my life and I can see a BIG change in myself verses a year ago. But there is still work that needs to be done.
So of course I got very angry over something that I had every right to be upset about but I took it to far and let my anger get the best of me…..but then God took control and showed me his thoughts and I was at a loss for words because I knew I was wrong. Not because of why I was angry but I delt with it in the wrong way.
So I received an email from one of my dear friends online and God used her to drive a point home with me so here is the email just as it was written to me yesterday
It states :
Starting Your Day Right
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
(Proverbs 25:28)
Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
It develops as we spend time fellow shipping with GOD and practicing obedience to Him.
Sometimes we would rather that GOD control us and make us do the right thing.
But He wants us to rule over our spirit.
Proverbs 16:32 says, “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his [own] spirit than he who takes a city.
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It takes self-control not to get offended, not to become angry every time somebody doesn’t do something the way we want it done.
Self-control is needed over our thoughts, our words, and our appetites.
But once we master our own spirit, we are considered to be powerful in the eyes of GOD — stronger than one who takes a city.
GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
When I got this I was just quiet….I pondered and even though I was still very upset I knew God wanted me to see where I was going wrong….and he used her to do it…
Now don’t get me wrong there is not one person who wants to get paddled but sometimes it is necessary for our spiritual growth! Even with that said God never was like “Oh Tina I am just so mad at you how could you?” It wasn’t like that at all.
It was simply Tina “I am not asking you to fix your problem but I am asking you to submit to ME.”
Ooooooooooook! Then we went to our prayer meeting last night and I was still angry! Then I felt he Lord say “Turn to the book of Matthew” and I reluctantly opened …..then of course I turned right to Matthew 5 verses 21-24 where Jesus talks and teaches about ANGER!
Ok, ok …..I get it! but do you see how He worked with me? He wasn’t mad at me….He wasn’t trying to rub my face in it…He was trying to help me see an area I needed to change and He simply said I’m not telling you to fix it but to submit to me.
That meant that if I will admit I am wrong, confess my sin, ask for forgiveness, and submit to Him then He who began a good work in me will complete the work He has started!
I love Him…..because He first Loved ME! Thanks be to God for His amazing love, grace, and understanding! Be Blessed!
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Well a few weeks went by, God was dealing with my heart. I wrote the person a letter telling him I was sorry for the things that I said. I said I have asked God’s forgiveness, now I’m asking for yours. I have yet to get his answer. now it’s been about 12 years. I’ve seen the person face to face, but he never says, Bill, I forgive you. I still have problems with anger, but I’m growing in the Lord Jesus. Thank you, William.
God bless you William! You did the right thing. Sometimes we might not ever get the responses we would hope to but God is good and his mercy is forever! We all have our struggles but the important thing is to remember to let go and let God…..Thank you for being open….
Dear Tina,
These words speak to my heart. I put the “Starting your Day Right” on my desktop as anger and self-control are definitely areas that I struggle with as well. I will use this list as a reminder to stay focused….I am definitely God’s work in progress! God has shown me through deep personal betrayal that my anger is never justifiable in the eyes of God. I have finally been able to see my own sin and sins of my past clearly before me and realize that no matter how other’s sin against us we can only control our response to that sin. I know that God is working in me because I can clearly see my own sin now and the impurities of my own heart. It has taken me a long, long, time to see that sin is NEVER justifiable in the eyes of God even when someone has wronged you.
God Bless you,
Linda
be strong God is on your side