A lot times we get angry because of the offender and not necessarily because of the offense. Having a good knowledge of what anger is will go a long way to help us overcome it.
Anger has become a monster to a lot of people. The good news is that you can overcome anger. I am a living testimony of overcoming anger as I shared in this video. There’s hope if you are ready to be an overcomer. Please watch and share this with others.
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Anger is a natural emotion that is provoked by something that is annoying. It is a very powerful emotion that controls man if man refuses to control it. Anger is a disease. It has done a lot of damages to many people. We need to control it.
No matter how anointed you are there are boundaries you must erect and maintain to respect your humanity. If you do not respect your humanity your flesh will not respect your spirituality.
How can one tempt temptation? There are several ways one can tempt temptation. The one I am talking about today is through exposure of oneself to temptation.
Most temptations in life can be prevented. Do not expose yourself to temptation especially when you are weak. Do not be too confident to the point of presenting yourself to be tempted. Prevent and avoid being tempted and reserve your strength for the temptations you cannot avoid.
In dealing with your weaknesses there are people you must not expose your weaknesses to. I know that sometimes you feel like talking to someone, but you don’t need to talk to just anybody.
Talk to only the person that can help you get solution, not someone who has nothing to offer, not someone that will take advantage of your weaknesses. If you are blind you don’t need a blind man to walk you through your dark moments. What you need is a man that sees, knows the way and also ready to help you out.
In dealing with your weakness there are people you need to expose your weakness to and there are people you must hide your weakness from, if you are want to succeed in life and in your Christian life.
A lot of people ask this question if someone who kills himself can make Heaven. Suicide is murder, but murder of oneself. What does the Bible say about murder?
There’s a popular preacher who tells people that committing suicide does not take one to Hell Fire. This is a lie. Suicide is taking one’s own life. Simply put, it is committing murder against oneself; it is murdering oneself. Murder is a sin. It is a very serious sin against God.
When Cain killed Abel God was angry, and He punished Cain. (Genesis 34-16). Also, in Exodus 20:13 God gave a command: “Thou shalt not kill.” So, whether it is killing of another person or of oneself, murder is murder. Suicide is killing therefore, all those who kill without repenting before they die will face the wrath of God in the eternal fire of Hell.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is strange to the people of this world. It is foolishness in their eyes. Those who preach the pure truth are shamed and persecuted. Some preachers have decided to remove the scandal so that they can escape the shame that is attached to the pure Gospel of Jesus Christ. Removing the scandal renders the Gospel ineffective.
What is scandal? It is a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it; loss of or damage to reputation caused by actual or apparent violation of morality or propriety : Disgrace; malicious or defamatory gossip (Merriam Webster Dictionary).
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What does the Bible say about this? The Bible says that we shall be hated for His name’s sake.
Here are some Bible verses:
“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.” (Matthew 24:9 )
“But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues” (Matthew 10:17).
“But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks FOOLISHNESS; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:23-24)
If we must follow Jesus Christ we must deny ourselves and everything that can stand on our way. We should know that there’s a price to pay, there’s a cross to carry daily: “And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)
The time we live in is characterized by different doctrinal deceptions. Many are busy serving God but they are not worshipping in Spirit and in truth. It is only those who worship according to God’s standard that will be accepted. There is need for us to constantly examine ourselves so that we will not be led astray.
Paul warned Timothy to always watch his doctrine closely. He said:
“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.” (1 Timothy 4:16 KJV)
God has standard. His standard is not according to man’s invention but it is according to God’s own Word:
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24)