| 44 - Where Anger Comes From |
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| Written by David Delk |
| Wednesday, December 10 2008 10:01 |
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You've felt it. It's that rush of emotion that seems to flood through your veins. It's that volcanic eruption that screams for release. It's the pot whose lid begins to rattle as the contents boil over. Perhaps it comes when a car cuts you off in traffic and then slows down because he doesn't know where he is going. Maybe you feel it when you step on the toy car with a bare foot. Perhaps it's when your wife just can't seem to see things from your perspective. What is it that makes you angry? In Numbers 20, Moses got mad at the people of Israel. They were tired of wandering in the desert and complained to Moses about the lack of water. The Lord told Moses to take his staff and speak to the rock, then water would come forth for the people. So Moses took the staff from the Lord's presence, just as he commanded him. He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, "Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?" Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. (Numbers 20:9-11) Where does anger come from? And how can we overcome it? Consider the following four insights...
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