When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he burned with anger. - I sam 11
The spirit brought anger. God made Paul angry. Doesn't it seem like we are taught to avoid anger? A Christian always has a mild temperament. He may be a bit frustrated, but he doesn't get angry, right? Could it be that God has been stirring up people to be angry and we have avoided it because we have been sissified?
Like Randy Stonehill writes, "We need some angry young men . . . ones who will not bow from a fight." (From Angry Young Men.)
Maybe we need to let our anger rise. Not to sin in our anger, but to allow God to guide our emotions.
Maybe our goal is not to have level emotions. Maybe it is to have those emotions controlled by the one who made us.
What is making you angry?
Scot Longyear, Resonate
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