Tuesday... There is so much of it going around.

Tuesday... There is so much of it going around. There really is. And you can find it even in Church.

But here is what David says about it. Psalm 37:8 (NLT) says, "Stop being angry." Right to the point. Oh I know there is so much around us to cause us to be angry but God through David says, "Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper." He says it in three different ways to reinforce that He really means it.

Then he says, "It only leads to harm." By the way God has it handled. Verse 9 says, "For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land."

Trust and anger do not go together. If we are angry that means we don't like what is happening. If you really get to it, if you don't like the way things are going then you could be angry at God because of the way He is handling it. Your anger means that you don't trust God to take care of it. "But those who trust in the Lord will possess the land." Not those who are angry "But those who trust the Lord will possess the land."

There has been so much anger in the church and it doesn't make God look good at all.

The MESSAGE says, "Bridle your anger, trash your wrath, cool your pipes - it only makes things worse. Before long the crook will be bankrupt; God-investors will soon own the store." Now that is what God says. And He means it.

Our world is in the midst of a whole lot of anger and it is tearing us apart. But remember this, we serve a sovereign God and He has a plan and He can be trusted.

Look at this. Verses 10 & 11 (NLT) says, "Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. The lowly will posses the land and will live in peace and prosperity."

So what is there to be angry about? But your trust in God. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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