TWO FLAWS IN OUR THINKING

As believers we operate under the impression that life should be

, and that God should prevent

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from happening to us.

When we don’t understand the extent of God’s

, we lose confidence in His ability to

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circumstances, other people, and the way they affect us.

When we lose faith in God’s sovereignty, it is because our frail human flesh is grappling with our own

and our

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over events.

Somewhere along the way we have come to believe that as Christians we

to be immune to unpleasant circumstances.

Everything that happens is either caused by or allowed by God.

Matthew 10:29–31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

If we will trust Him and yield our

and pain to Him, He can and will grant us His

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and strength to get us through any difficult situation.

*1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. *

Isaiah 14:24 The Lord of hosts has sworn: “As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand,

Isaiah 46:9–10 remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’

We also know from Scripture that this life will never be one of

and happiness.

John 16:33 - John 14:27

One thing is certain:

anger is sin.

Galatians 5:18–21 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:26-27 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your anger and give no opportunity to the devil.

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Colossians 3:8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

anger is self-defeating, and gives the devil a foothold in our lives, which can destroy our joy and peace if we hang on to it.

God knows our

, and it is pointless to try to hide how we

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, so talking to Him about it is one of the best ways to handle our anger.

Our God is

, full of grace and love, and as disciples of Christ we can trust Him with all things.

Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

James 1:2–4 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

2 Corinthians 1:3–5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.

It requires a daily

of our own will to His, a

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study of His attributes as seen in God’s Word, much

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, and then

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what we learn to our own situation.

Being anger at God is a result of an

or

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to trust God even when we do not understand what He is doing.

Anger at God is essentially telling God that He has done something

, which He never does.

So Instead of being angry with God, we should

our hearts to God in prayer and then trust that He is in control and that His plan is perfect.