I sometimes get angry at dumb things, like when my shoe laces get untangled! Most anger is unhelpful to say the least, but anger in rare circumstances can be OK, and it’s named righteous anger. It’s like in John 2 or Mark 3 when Jesus got angry because religious leaders were actively leading people away from true understanding and worship of God. Righteous anger takes the right motives and the right actions–Jesus had both. We experience righteous anger when we see poverty, abuse, or bullying and get angry about it.
Challenge: When you’re mad, check your heart. Check your motivation: are you mad at actual injustice or just because you’re not getting your way? And if it is injustice, what action can you take to stop it while being life giving?
[Originally aired on 5/22/2020]
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