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Day 42: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20213 min read

Day 42: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

God's Anger Emptied Out. The outpouring of our sinful wrath on others and others pouring their sinful wrath upon us is always wrong and...

Day 41: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 29, 20212 min read

Day 41: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Unlimited Patience. Ed Welch gets to the heart quickly today. He states, "If you want to know what you really think about the Lord, watch...

Day 40: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 40: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Be Quick to Listen. James 1:19 is often referenced when addressing anger. The idea typically involves being quick to listen before...

Day 39: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20213 min read

Day 39: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Justified Anger. We convince ourselves that we have the "right" to be angry and our position of "rightness" demands that we must be...

Day 38: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 38: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Blame. One of the underlying thoughts in our anger is a sense of superiority over others. This is because anger is rooted in a perceived...

Day 37: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 37: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

The Gift of Being Mistreated. If we believe that God is sovereign then we must conclude that His will includes our own mistreatment at...

Day 36: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 36: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Our Shield and Protector. For those of us who deal with the sin of anger, anger is often our shield of defense. When we are threatened,...

Day 35: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 35: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Ways to bless your enemy. Rather than being angry with those who oppose us, we are called to seek their blessing. How can we do this? We...

Day 34: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 34: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Bless your enemy. If we are to put off anger, then we are to put on something in place of it. What is it? Paul teaches in Romans 12:14...

Day 33: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 33: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

God's Anger. God can be provoked to anger. God hates evil (Proverbs 8:13). God hates dishonest scales (Proverbs 20:10). God hates haughty...

Day 32: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 27, 20212 min read

Day 32: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Learned Anger. There is nothing quite so shocking as hearing our own kids repeat the exact words with the same intonation that we use as...

Day 31: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 31: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Full vent or Straight-up Embarrassment. Anger does not make us behave in particular ways, but rather in our anger we choose to behave in...

Day 30: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 30: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Jealousy. Do we struggle with others being blessed? Can we identify with the statement, "Every time a friend succeeds, something inside...

Day 29: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 29: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

If the Lord wills. James 4:13-16 points us to an appropriate approach to every day of life..."If the Lord wills, we will live and do this...

Day 28: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 28: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Grumbling! Who doesn't like a good grumble or an opportunity to complain about something or anything? We must recognize these responses...

Day 27: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 27: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

The Cross and Anger. In 1 Corinthians 2:2, Paul puts Christ at the very center of all things and identifies Him as the One who, through...

Day 26: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 26: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Anger forgets. Anger feels justified, after all, this is why we are angry. In our minds our standard has not been met. Our expectations...

Day 25: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 25: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Strength and Power. Anger gives a false sense of power because it seems to get people to respond to what we want. The parent in anger is...

Day 24: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 24: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Satan loves anger. Ephesians 4:26-27 warns against giving Satan an opportunity in our hearts in the area of anger. This is sinful anger...

Day 23: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Pastor Mike Allen

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Day 23: Meditations in Anger, Patience, and Peace

Talk with God. We speak openly with God so we can be known and He speaks openly with us so we can know Him. Anger is often rooted in...

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