I think that Selwyn has presented a good over-view of unrighteous anger, in today’s study: ” (Was) your frustration due to the fact that you perceived someone or something as having blocked a goal you believed was important for your well being? Did you want them to suffer for it? Did you want to intimidate [...]
Selwyn continues to discuss the anger which arises within us when our desires are frustrated. He writes: “If something comes between us and a goal we believe we must reach because a great deal depends on it then we will, according to the degree of importance we attach to the goal, inwardly burn with rage.” To [...]
Selwyn concludes today’s study with these words: “If we can’t get what we want, when we want it, the blocking of our goal can quickly result in feelings of anger. … ” ‘Road Rage’, is often caused by someone blocking our way – or else, someone who is slowing us down, putting ‘unnecessary’ blocks in [...]
Selwyn mentions Jeremiah, and the struggles he had, in being God’s prophet. I especially like Jeremiah 20:9-11(NIV): ‘But if I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. [...]
Psalm 109 shows David to be in a desperate mood – very angry with those, whom he sees as being evil and deceitful, listen to the first seven verses (New Living Translation): “O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me. They surround me [...]
I found these statements from today’s study reflects the feelings found in Psalm 44. “Throughout the centuries commentators on the uncomfortable psalms have pointed out that the laments found in the psalms encourage us to be open and honest with God, but only in the context of worship. This is the secret of understanding why God [...]
Righteous anger
Selwyn puts forward a good summary of righteous anger: “It has at least three characteristics: a strong determination to destroy sin without destroying the sinner; an abiding conviction that it is God’s prerogative to administer vengeance; and a willingness to wait for God’s timing in the administration of that vengeance.” Righteous anger is seen in [...]
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