Holding on to anger hurts you and the person who you're angry at. But it hurts you more.
I don't know if anyone else gets this; but when I'm angry I get dizzy, shaken, and feel sick and weak.
However, I try very hard to not be angered(like most people). I don't know why that happens when I'm angry, all I know is that it isn't for me, it's just not healthy!
Maybe you get angry when someone does something that's clearly WRONG. And you say "It's okay for me to be angry at them, cause they're doing bad stuff!"
Maybe. In my mind anger is this terrible thing that holds people back from their full potential. They could help people to be happier and better, but they're just so angry that they can't do it!
People get to a point in anger where it almost turns into hate, they hate what someone did so much that they begin to hate the person because what they did was just "so terrible." Hey, maybe it was terrible! But everyone does bad stuff and God always forgives, He always loves. You can forgive others because God forgave you. Isn't that wonderful? I love that. We CAN FORGIVE, we're privileged(see Note at the end of post)! As followers of Christ we get to show the world what God did/does, by forgiving!
That was kind of a rabbit trail, I'm not sure where I'm going with this.
The point is, anger must be let go of before you can do what God wants you to do.
And we can't be easily angered, as Christians we're here to love, to show God's love.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, 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."
So clearly, we can't be easily angered or people will just be like "Those Christians are just so angry, blah."
Anger isn't exactly an attractive quality, people don't want to be around anger unless they're consumed in it.
I mean really, have you ever thought "They look so angry, I wanna hang out with them, like, forever." I hope not, that'd be amusing though. The thing is, positiveness is so much more helpful than negativeness. Just like Happiness is better than sadness, and Love is better than hate! Those are the things that are most powerful, those are the things that can help people.
Anger, hate, sadness, and negativity are weeds that spread and hurt people. Never withhold forgiveness. Let go of all your anger and be free to love, help, and forgive!
I mean really, have you ever thought "They look so angry, I wanna hang out with them, like, forever." I hope not, that'd be amusing though. The thing is, positiveness is so much more helpful than negativeness. Just like Happiness is better than sadness, and Love is better than hate! Those are the things that are most powerful, those are the things that can help people.
Anger, hate, sadness, and negativity are weeds that spread and hurt people. Never withhold forgiveness. Let go of all your anger and be free to love, help, and forgive!
I hope that came out making sense.
Anyways, keep being awesome. <3
Happy Easter Sunday!
Note: When I said "We CAN FORGIVE! We're privileged!" I didn't mean to imply that ONLY Christians have the ability to forgive. I just meant as a Christian, you have all the more reason to forgive. You should WANT to forgive! I just wanted to clarify that. :)
Thank you so much for reading.
Note: When I said "We CAN FORGIVE! We're privileged!" I didn't mean to imply that ONLY Christians have the ability to forgive. I just meant as a Christian, you have all the more reason to forgive. You should WANT to forgive! I just wanted to clarify that. :)
Thank you so much for reading.
~Herachio Joy~
~Joyously devoted to Jesus~
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