God At Work!

God At Work!

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. Ephesians 4:26‭-‬27 NLT

Long before I was born, the devil has been fighting. He's skilled in warfare; he has been given the earth as his battleground, and he's taking his assignment seriously. Sin is his trigger and permission, and the unfortunate thing about sin is that it does not announce its arrival. Unless you are full of the Spirit of God, you may not notice when sin is fully in control and dictating the direction and destiny of your life. And that is the power of anger.

The extract above admits human nature will usually allow anger. There will be times when things don't go the way you plan and people will sometimes deliberately wind you up. It is possible that for no fault of yours, terrible things will happen. These are the times when I must be very careful about my actions and reactions. I am permitted to show the emotion of anger but I must watch carefully the reactions that follow. You may not be able to control the times you will be angry but you cannot afford to let anger control you. One sure way is to quickly address the issues that led to the anger; could be by talking about it, changing location, praying about it but most importantly, it must be addressed quickly. Time is one of the greatest catalysts for anger that lead to destruction.

All the devil needs is a foothold; it could be a sense of pride, that you are better than the other person; could be unreasonable expectations from another person; it could be a carryover of bitterness from another person into another relationship. Whatever it is, DO NOT give it time to simmer. It may be the little hold the devil needs to destroy a life. Wars have been fought and lives destroyed simply because someone lost his/her temper. May the Lord help us. His time of favour is here.