Nothing can compare to sharing with a group of saved, broken
sisters in Christ. God brings healing
through our transparency… our pain, failure, disappointments, and sin. It’s the vehicle that transports us from the
constriction of stuckness to freedom in the fluid flow of God’s Divine Plan for
our lives.
And isn’t His Sovereignty amazing!?! The focus in our Stuck Bible study this week was the emotion of anger; both unresolved and situational. If we don’t share, don’t study, don’t do the hard work of healing damaged and/or rebellious emotions through the Truth of God’s Word, how will we be set apart from the world and be able to bear fruit? Brokenness is painful to face at times. It requires the indwelling power of the Spirit of God, continual prayer and dogged discipline… but… tis’ so sweet to trust in Jesus for transformed minds and melted hearts.
Growing up in an explosive, dogmatic household created a garden-variety of strongholds I am still learning to overturn through studying the Truth of God’s Word.
What makes you angry? Injustice is major on my list.
Anger serves as a great tool if used properly. It can be pivotal in making a life change by moving you out of a dead-end zone and forward in the right direction. It can also give you a desire to start an organization for those who have endured injustice and need help.
The anger God wants us to take personal note of stems more from our expectations of ourselves and others. I tend to be a perfectionist… gained through abandonment at ages 2, 7 and 16. Perfectionism is a trap from the enemy. It’s impossible to please someone all the time. Trying to live up to someone else’s standard can also lead to depression… caused by anger turned inward.
Anger toward someone who commits and doesn’t follow through can create friction and damage relationships. Anger toward God for answering our prayers in His timing and not ours can cause us to doubt, become anxious and run ahead of God because we feel He is absent. Every time we leave anger unchecked, our anger and expectations increase and our hope and faith decreases.
That’s why I was thankful for this week’s Scripture verse from Word Art Wednesday's blog challenge. It emphasized the Truth of God’s Word and His Sovereignty over every detail of my life.. I am not only comforted by God’s Promises daily, but I’m also healed by the Truth in His Word and shown a new way to handle my emotions… anger is one among many. A successfully lived life comes from being in God’s Word regularly… the theme of today’s verse found in Jeremiah 15:16… “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy Name, O Lord God of hosts." Thank You Word Art Wednesday for the lovely scriptural text!
As Christians we are called to be salt and light; to look to the cross; to die to our self-serving natures; to extend Grace because it has been freely and lavishly poured over us; to be more interested in serving versus spewing, and to call upon the Name of the Lord. The road to healing through Christ begins with identifying our unchecked emotions and pinpointing life-changing scriptures. Truth makes it easier to run the race without growing weary… and the bonus… we have Victory… in and through Jesus!
And isn’t His Sovereignty amazing!?! The focus in our Stuck Bible study this week was the emotion of anger; both unresolved and situational. If we don’t share, don’t study, don’t do the hard work of healing damaged and/or rebellious emotions through the Truth of God’s Word, how will we be set apart from the world and be able to bear fruit? Brokenness is painful to face at times. It requires the indwelling power of the Spirit of God, continual prayer and dogged discipline… but… tis’ so sweet to trust in Jesus for transformed minds and melted hearts.
Growing up in an explosive, dogmatic household created a garden-variety of strongholds I am still learning to overturn through studying the Truth of God’s Word.
What makes you angry? Injustice is major on my list.
Anger serves as a great tool if used properly. It can be pivotal in making a life change by moving you out of a dead-end zone and forward in the right direction. It can also give you a desire to start an organization for those who have endured injustice and need help.
The anger God wants us to take personal note of stems more from our expectations of ourselves and others. I tend to be a perfectionist… gained through abandonment at ages 2, 7 and 16. Perfectionism is a trap from the enemy. It’s impossible to please someone all the time. Trying to live up to someone else’s standard can also lead to depression… caused by anger turned inward.
Anger toward someone who commits and doesn’t follow through can create friction and damage relationships. Anger toward God for answering our prayers in His timing and not ours can cause us to doubt, become anxious and run ahead of God because we feel He is absent. Every time we leave anger unchecked, our anger and expectations increase and our hope and faith decreases.
That’s why I was thankful for this week’s Scripture verse from Word Art Wednesday's blog challenge. It emphasized the Truth of God’s Word and His Sovereignty over every detail of my life.. I am not only comforted by God’s Promises daily, but I’m also healed by the Truth in His Word and shown a new way to handle my emotions… anger is one among many. A successfully lived life comes from being in God’s Word regularly… the theme of today’s verse found in Jeremiah 15:16… “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy Name, O Lord God of hosts." Thank You Word Art Wednesday for the lovely scriptural text!
As Christians we are called to be salt and light; to look to the cross; to die to our self-serving natures; to extend Grace because it has been freely and lavishly poured over us; to be more interested in serving versus spewing, and to call upon the Name of the Lord. The road to healing through Christ begins with identifying our unchecked emotions and pinpointing life-changing scriptures. Truth makes it easier to run the race without growing weary… and the bonus… we have Victory… in and through Jesus!
