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Ephesians 4:26-31

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

My life:

I have found myself angry over life. Angry with situations I had no voice in. Angry when my dad died and I was 18. Angry over when his church friends came to our house and one said, “your dad had to die because God needed him more than you”. What? Then another said, “ God doesn’t hear your prayers because you’re not a Christian”. Then my mind started to wondered. I knew then, I never wanted to be like them. I went to my room and cried. I stayed there until I heard them all leave. No teenager or person of any age should be told those things which are not true.

I wasn’t a Christian, unlearned and didn’t know a lot about God. My dad was a new Christian at this point of life. The people who said those things didn’t teach me the truth of God’s word. Of course God hears the sinner or no one who be saved.

I can be angry, but not sin. It’s ok to be frustrated and angry but at the end of day make peace in your mind. Try making peace with a person too. However, if the other person doesn’t except your apology and they don’t attend church, you can pray for them.

I realize I’ve had hard things happen in my life. I wasn’t raised in a Christian home. My mom tried but got hurt by people in church too. I believe God wants us to learn from life situations and how can we do things different. Be a positive example and guard your own heart from things. I watch people, listen and learn daily.

All of us have sinned and made mistakes. I learned that it sometimes takes time to really forgive and let God back in. I’m an example of forgiving myself and starting over in life. If someone hurt you, they may never say I’m sorry but you must move on. Purpose this a good day!

SPARKIE ✍🏼