Don't get mad! Get GOD.

I think one of the most well known commercials are for the Glad bags. The saying, "don't get mad; get Glad!" It's catchy. And people refer to it in everyday situations. But sometimes you just cannot find the way to turn your anger around. So I'm changing the saying - "Don't get mad, get God." Because I have found that no matter how angry or sad or worried or upset I get about something, God's promises to me have surprising comfort in those times. Anymore, I love just digging out my Bible and trying to find all of the verses that talk about how much He loves us and how much He is there for us. My favorite so far is Romans 13:19, "Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'vengeance is Mine, I will repay' says the Lord." I mean, come on. How great is it that the Lord our God cares enough about us to deal with punishing those who hurt us for us?! It would take about a lifetime (give or take a few) to seek revenge on all those who have done us wrong. But God can deal with ALL of our enemies in less than a millisecond if He wanted to. However, patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to God. He may deal with our enemies, but He will do it in His own way, on His own time. We just have to pray to Him about it, and leave the results up to Him. But oftentimes in praying about these people, we become less mad at them, and our anger pretty much dissipates. My Sunday school teacher once challenged us to pray for those who make us mad instead of cursing at them. It's true because you don't know what those people are dealing with in their lives. The guy who cut you off today might have been rushing to the hospital to see his daughter in the hospital who was just in a tragic accident. Or the person who called your workplace today with every complaint in the world about your business may be at a rock-bottom place in his life and ended up taking his frustrations out on you. You just never know, and you have to let God deal with these people how He sees fit. It's not up to us to decide someone's punishment. After all, He is the ultimate judge. So I challenge you to try and diminish your anger by either praying or reading His word or both! It may take time, but you will find that God gives us strength each time we try to do right by Him.
God Bless!
ChristianKid