Nothing Good Comes From Anger

There have only really been a few times when I feel so compelled to read a section of the Bible. I mean, REALLY needing to read only 1 chapter over and over again. This past week, it has been Colossians 3. I want to share with you how I knew I needed to read it:

1. A friend of ours send a text with Colossians 3:23
2. I was upset and feeling myself getting angry so I looked up some Bible Verses. The one that first came up was Colossians 3:
3. My devotion was on Colossians Chapter 3
4. Another friend of mine quoted Colossians Chapter 3

And this was all just in 1 day!! I share this with you because many of us do not think God speaks to us. Or you might believe it but think that He has never spoken to you. What I have found through this past week was that I was sinking and God knew just what I needed - this particular Chapter. He saw my heart hardening and the anger building and instantly He sent people and things to lead me to His word, but even more specifically to this chapter.

Anger is something that sneaks up on all of us. It is a scary thing that makes us do things we regret. It usually arises out of hurt. When people hurt us, we tend to get angry and then we say and do things out of both of those emotions. I can honestly tell you that not a whole lot of good comes from anger. What does usually come from anger is resentment. This makes it harder to forgive and time usually does not heal all wounds but only makes them deeper.

God calls us to love. He calls us to love him and our neighbors just as we love ourselves. This is no small task. Love does not come naturally for many of us. It might to people who look like you or who believe the same things you do. Or maybe it is harder for you to love your family because you are "supposed to" but there is hurt and pain that has been there for years that you are not willing to give up.

So if nothing good comes from anger, but yet it is so easy to express and love is hard....then why does God expect so much from us? Because he knows what is best for us. We become miserable walking around with anger inside of us. Think about a time where you felt the most love...how good did that feel? God wants all of his children to experience that. But it starts with us...not just waiting on others to do it.

What is stopping you from loving today?