Third Timothy
“Be angry, and do not sin.” (Psalms 4:4a)
There are countless things about which we can be angry; God gets angry, and he isn’t suggesting that we shouldn’t. He is saying that we must not sin in our anger. There is the catch. For us, it’s almost impossible because we are sinners. Saved sinners, yes, but at the very root we still want to lash out; to hurt when we’re hurt, to get revenge. And that is sin.
The next part of the verse says, “Meditate within your heart on your bed, be still.” Ha! Easy for him to say. But that’s the solution. Any time you’re about ready to lose your mind—over legitimate wrongs or otherwise—don’t act out as a first response.
Think on it; sleep on it; decide tomorrow what to do. By doing so, by meditating and reflecting, you give God a chance to work not only on the situation, but on your own heart. It’s in those quiet moments, the non-seething-angry moments, that you get a look at how he handles things. Grace and mercy—which we receive so easily—are n
