Malohaut
Moderator
I enjoy watching science fiction movies. Its fun to watch the starships flying and the lasers blazing. Now of course I understand that they are fantasy stories, but in one such story, there were some very truthful words spoken.
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hatred. Hatred leads to suffering." Yoda, SW Episode I
The more time I spend in the Lord and in fellowship, the more I see the corruption of the world. All around me, there is anger and hatred and spite. There are things that seem normal like making fun of your co-workers, telling dirty jokes, telling someone how much you hate someone else or why this event was the dumbest thing that ever happened. These things are taught as normalcy and if you were to be raised in such environments, it would seem perfectly fine and nature. But from a Christian point of view, from the eye of a God-changed heart, what seems like fun is actually anger.
And lately I've been seeing a lot of that very anger. "Gayle's so retarted." "America is so stupid." "People are dumb because they keep pit bulls as pets." "ALL muslims should die."
I even confronted one person who used to proclaim Christ but seems to have grown cold. I said, "Joe, you seem to have a lot of anger in you." And his short and abrupt reply was, "SO!!!" I was talking to a lady the other night over the computer. She was in a really bad mood and when I tried to comfort her, she told me, "I don't need this."
Now I'm not here to force people to believe in Christ. But it greatly hurts my heart to see people in pain because they seem to hold onto fears and grudges and the like. The employees of our company is not allowed to go across the street to get food because our office manager and one of their managers got in a verbal fight once. So the ban is permanent because one person holds a grudge.
Why do you chose to hang onto anger? Why do you let hurts get the better of you? There is a better way! Let it go! Let all your grudges, your fears, and your angers go, and let God take charge. Yes, there is a God, and yes, He does care for you. Otherwise, you would not be breathing would you?
I guess my real question that I would like your answers/opinions on is this: How do you best help those who are angry, those who are spiteful, and those who are hateful? Do I just leave them alone and let them suffer? Do I just try and be there as a friend in case they need one? Is there a good way to approach them without setting them off? Anybody have any stories or testimonies of helping angry people? I'd love to hear about them.
"Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hatred. Hatred leads to suffering." Yoda, SW Episode I
The more time I spend in the Lord and in fellowship, the more I see the corruption of the world. All around me, there is anger and hatred and spite. There are things that seem normal like making fun of your co-workers, telling dirty jokes, telling someone how much you hate someone else or why this event was the dumbest thing that ever happened. These things are taught as normalcy and if you were to be raised in such environments, it would seem perfectly fine and nature. But from a Christian point of view, from the eye of a God-changed heart, what seems like fun is actually anger.
And lately I've been seeing a lot of that very anger. "Gayle's so retarted." "America is so stupid." "People are dumb because they keep pit bulls as pets." "ALL muslims should die."
I even confronted one person who used to proclaim Christ but seems to have grown cold. I said, "Joe, you seem to have a lot of anger in you." And his short and abrupt reply was, "SO!!!" I was talking to a lady the other night over the computer. She was in a really bad mood and when I tried to comfort her, she told me, "I don't need this."
Now I'm not here to force people to believe in Christ. But it greatly hurts my heart to see people in pain because they seem to hold onto fears and grudges and the like. The employees of our company is not allowed to go across the street to get food because our office manager and one of their managers got in a verbal fight once. So the ban is permanent because one person holds a grudge.
Why do you chose to hang onto anger? Why do you let hurts get the better of you? There is a better way! Let it go! Let all your grudges, your fears, and your angers go, and let God take charge. Yes, there is a God, and yes, He does care for you. Otherwise, you would not be breathing would you?
I guess my real question that I would like your answers/opinions on is this: How do you best help those who are angry, those who are spiteful, and those who are hateful? Do I just leave them alone and let them suffer? Do I just try and be there as a friend in case they need one? Is there a good way to approach them without setting them off? Anybody have any stories or testimonies of helping angry people? I'd love to hear about them.
