This is a very real concern, my friend, and I have it too. I’ve always heard it described as Jesus’ “righteous anger;” meaning, it’s okay to be angry for “good reason.” Jesus saw the money-changers who made the House of God nothing more than a place to make a profit from others. For me, the key is to allow anger for something you know to be righteous. What is righteous? You’ll need to ask the Holy Spirit for help with that because where I’m at in my walk may be very different from where you or others might be. It makes knowing scripture all the more important. We study the Word so that we may know our God and know His Truth. The Spirit guides and teaches us, helps us understand the words, and ultimately reminds us—even more specifically, convicts us. The more we ask God for guidance, understanding, and wisdom, the more He gives us and I’m fairly certain we’ll know what to do the moment we encounter it. It doesn’t happen overnight, but the more we practice discernment and question our real motives, I believe we’ll get better about determining how to “righteously” respond to the situation at hand and do so, in some cases, instantaneously. As for David and his comments, it seems like he was voicing his strong feelings for an outcome human men of war would have for righteous work he felt called to do. Perhaps the men he was up against were so evil, they deserved that righteous anger and maybe even the requested outcome. Strong words? Yes. But if we were to assume it was within God’s will, He would hear David’s request and make use of it if it’s truly within His will. Maybe it just a question we can ask Him when we meet face to face. Perhaps it’s a question we should ask now in prayer so we can be shown what the truth is. Just yesterday, I heard a sermon that stated something similar: “we tend to ask others what they would do, and that’s okay. But never ask someone something of importance unless we ask the Lord first.” I’ll ask myself and encourage you to do the same. If either of us learn the truth, I pray we both share it and trust that if we are meant to know, He will teach us and we’ll both be blessed with understanding. Great posting, brother. I hope my comment has value to someone. Glory to God, and love & peace to you all!
Well observed. I believe anger is a pathway to respect, and even gratitude. The complexity of emotion is something only humans can navigate. AI can simulate but never experience the biological challenge, and thus emotions are a human super-power - right alongside story-telling!
You are on a decent trail to a summit. When the air gets thin we respect the mountain more!
This is a very real concern, my friend, and I have it too. I’ve always heard it described as Jesus’ “righteous anger;” meaning, it’s okay to be angry for “good reason.” Jesus saw the money-changers who made the House of God nothing more than a place to make a profit from others. For me, the key is to allow anger for something you know to be righteous. What is righteous? You’ll need to ask the Holy Spirit for help with that because where I’m at in my walk may be very different from where you or others might be. It makes knowing scripture all the more important. We study the Word so that we may know our God and know His Truth. The Spirit guides and teaches us, helps us understand the words, and ultimately reminds us—even more specifically, convicts us. The more we ask God for guidance, understanding, and wisdom, the more He gives us and I’m fairly certain we’ll know what to do the moment we encounter it. It doesn’t happen overnight, but the more we practice discernment and question our real motives, I believe we’ll get better about determining how to “righteously” respond to the situation at hand and do so, in some cases, instantaneously. As for David and his comments, it seems like he was voicing his strong feelings for an outcome human men of war would have for righteous work he felt called to do. Perhaps the men he was up against were so evil, they deserved that righteous anger and maybe even the requested outcome. Strong words? Yes. But if we were to assume it was within God’s will, He would hear David’s request and make use of it if it’s truly within His will. Maybe it just a question we can ask Him when we meet face to face. Perhaps it’s a question we should ask now in prayer so we can be shown what the truth is. Just yesterday, I heard a sermon that stated something similar: “we tend to ask others what they would do, and that’s okay. But never ask someone something of importance unless we ask the Lord first.” I’ll ask myself and encourage you to do the same. If either of us learn the truth, I pray we both share it and trust that if we are meant to know, He will teach us and we’ll both be blessed with understanding. Great posting, brother. I hope my comment has value to someone. Glory to God, and love & peace to you all!
Thank you for that.
Well observed. I believe anger is a pathway to respect, and even gratitude. The complexity of emotion is something only humans can navigate. AI can simulate but never experience the biological challenge, and thus emotions are a human super-power - right alongside story-telling!
You are on a decent trail to a summit. When the air gets thin we respect the mountain more!
Well spoke!