June 5th, 2007
Frustrated and Angry
At 6:08 PM on June 5th, 2007, my grandmother passed away at the age of 84. I’m not taking it well. But I’m doing two things now that I wasn’t doing since I heard the news. I’m praying and I’m doing this. The funeral is Saturday afternoon at 1 PM in Mangum, Oklahoma. I’ve cried a little, but I know I will cry a great deal Saturday when the funeral happens. I can’t stand the idea that she’s gone. It doesn’t seem right.
There are several ways I can deal with my anger toward God.
First, I can be unreasonable and unrighteous about it and act out in ways that are not beneficial to me and my family…
Genesis 4:6-7
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
James 1:19-21
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Ephesians 4:25-29
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
1st Corinthians 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Now, four passages that all speak of anger issues. Cain was angry and jealous about the response that God had to his offering. So Cain’s frustration led to him killing his brother. It didn’t master the sin that crept up in his life and it led to further hardships. And I’m sure that didn’t make him any happier. James speaks that there is nothing good that comes from anger. NOTHING. The Bible then says to get rid of anger and cling to the word. I find that difficult, yet here I am having this quiet time. And to be honest, I am feeling better by doing it. Ephesians tells me that anger in itself isn’t a sin. What Ephesians says is this: “In my anger, do not sin.” I gather from that anger isn’t sin, but actions built up from anger lead to sin. Love is not easily angered. It can be angered, but not easily. And that backs up the previous scriptures. The Bible also says that God is love, but God does not and can not sin. That frustrates me, at least right now, since my grandmother passed. I want to say that God is wrong for letting her pass, but he can never be wrong. I want to blame God for taking my grandma, but what really can I say. I can’t say a thing. And it hurts. God says he won’t give me more than I can handle, that my shoulders are broad and that I can carry much. I don’t know why he trusts me so much to carry such a load. I know I am not supposed to be angry. I know I am supposed to let it go, push out the anger, but I can only get a little out here and there. Tomorrow is another day, I pray that it will be less burdensome. Johnny Out.
Frustrated and Angry
At 6:08 PM on June 5th, 2007, my grandmother passed away at the age of 84. I’m not taking it well. But I’m doing two things now that I wasn’t doing since I heard the news. I’m praying and I’m doing this. The funeral is Saturday afternoon at 1 PM in Mangum, Oklahoma. I’ve cried a little, but I know I will cry a great deal Saturday when the funeral happens. I can’t stand the idea that she’s gone. It doesn’t seem right.
There are several ways I can deal with my anger toward God.
First, I can be unreasonable and unrighteous about it and act out in ways that are not beneficial to me and my family…
Genesis 4:6-7
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”
James 1:19-21
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Ephesians 4:25-29
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
1st Corinthians 13:1-13
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Now, four passages that all speak of anger issues. Cain was angry and jealous about the response that God had to his offering. So Cain’s frustration led to him killing his brother. It didn’t master the sin that crept up in his life and it led to further hardships. And I’m sure that didn’t make him any happier. James speaks that there is nothing good that comes from anger. NOTHING. The Bible then says to get rid of anger and cling to the word. I find that difficult, yet here I am having this quiet time. And to be honest, I am feeling better by doing it. Ephesians tells me that anger in itself isn’t a sin. What Ephesians says is this: “In my anger, do not sin.” I gather from that anger isn’t sin, but actions built up from anger lead to sin. Love is not easily angered. It can be angered, but not easily. And that backs up the previous scriptures. The Bible also says that God is love, but God does not and can not sin. That frustrates me, at least right now, since my grandmother passed. I want to say that God is wrong for letting her pass, but he can never be wrong. I want to blame God for taking my grandma, but what really can I say. I can’t say a thing. And it hurts. God says he won’t give me more than I can handle, that my shoulders are broad and that I can carry much. I don’t know why he trusts me so much to carry such a load. I know I am not supposed to be angry. I know I am supposed to let it go, push out the anger, but I can only get a little out here and there. Tomorrow is another day, I pray that it will be less burdensome. Johnny Out.
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