Harboring Anger

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sheabug

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Hello all,

I'm very new to this site and was looking for perhaps a little advice. I've talked to so many people about this, yet it still eats away at me. I've recently had one of the biggest arguments with my stepsisters that I've ever had and embarrassingly enough, all of it was broadcast over Facebook in the form of a status. My stepsisters had no reason to start the trouble with me and my sister to begin with (my sister harmlessly posted a photo of herself online, which one of my stepsisters felt need to make fun of via her Facebook status). I had had enough of their nonsense and publicly attacked them.

After blocking them on the social site, I thought I would be rid of their harassment for good. However, they still found ways to poison my life by continuing to talk badly of me and my family (when NONE of us were in contact with them) and even going so far as to get a police investigation going on my stepfather who supposedly inappropriately touched one of my stepsister's children (which I believe in my heart my stepfather would NEVER do). They have continued to bring me and my family down to the point where I have harbored much anger and dismay over the mere mention of their names. What they did to my family was wrong, but I realize that blowing up on a Facebook status wasn't the best way to handle the situation. I truly believe in my heart that their sole existence in life is to hurt and destroy my family.

A little background--this was not at all the first time they have done something such as this, and probably won't be the last time. I consider myself a Christian, who has temporarily fallen from where she once was as a child of God. Perhaps finding a proper church would help me to let go of some of the anger I have harbored. I just don't know where to turn from here. Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you all and God bless.
 
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biscuit

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[h=3]Matthew 5:44[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)

[SUP]44 [/SUP]But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[SUP][a][/SUP]
 

JimJimmers

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Shea, welcome to CC. First of all, I want you to know that you can be angry at what they did to your family. There is nothing wrong with anger. But you can't hold onto it and not release it to God. "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord." (Romans 12:19)


I do think you should pray for God's will for their lives. That is what we should want for everybody.
 
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Like is quoted here from Romans, repayment for what others do to us is in God's hands. When we try to take it over, we are trying to act in God's place.

I try to learn from David. Saul didn't want to just hurt David, Saul wanted to kill him. When Saul walked into a cave without knowing David was in there, David could easily have killed Saul and he didn't. I have read and read David's psalms about his enemies. Evidently, God doesn't want us to just let enemies do whatever they want to without our doing everything we can to protect ourselves from them. But as for the being angry and wanting to get even, scripture says just leave that to God.

I have some bitter enemies who refuse to be anything else than enemies no matter what I try to fix it. They have done whatever they can to harm me. I have cried and cried over it, and boy, is THAT a dead end. I have even sent a big beautiful boquet of flowers. And the prayers!! Over and over, years and years. God leaves them free to choose their own path of living, they haven't budged. Finally, when I think of these enemies of mine I quick send this prayer for them: May the Lord bless you and keep you-----You know the rest of that prayer.
 
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Hello all,

I'm very new to this site and was looking for perhaps a little advice. I've talked to so many people about this, yet it still eats away at me.
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I just don't know where to turn from here. Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you all and God bless.
Yes,you must attend a fellowship.Pray for it and not look for a church that you find comfortable but, where you can freely worship and not also be bothered about whether you sing like an upbeat artist.And there are no perfect Christians.Continue to Grow in Christ.Pray,meditate on the Word of God.Becoming like Jesus is the aim of Christianity.Forget the past quarrel.and don't bother about future failures.Take everything to God when you cool down every time.He will fix you up.:).That's how it goes.Except when if you had to take part in a fight and you couldn't resist and its going in a dangerous level...escape the place,because devil will look for an opportunity to use one of you to damage other.Try keeping an attitude to flee fighting situations and silly quarrels.Pray a lot to God to change you.If you feel miserable and feel like crying,give all the tears to Jesus.He will change you and you will be amazed by the change.
Sorry for the typo here.But GET RID OF FACEBOOK!!!...the people who developed it are crooks.Don't be enticed by facebook or addicted to it.It's a satanic tool to destroy the sanity of people.
Pray a lot and God will make you peaceful.And don't feel too guilty.Just repent to God,put the burden on God's shoulders and move on.
God Bless.


There are no perfect Christians here,Perfected ones are called by God to Heaven.They don't belong here anymore.Take the struggle to become Perfect in Christ is the aim for every Christian.
 
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sheabug

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Everyone,

Thank you for taking the time out of your days to give a stranger advice. It really means a lot to me and already, I am feeling much better. :)
 

blue_ladybug

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Sheabug, first of all, hello and welcome. :) I find facebook completely ridiculous and intrusive. Your sister should have been smart enough to NOT post a photo of herself online--perverts take much pleasure in looking at pictures of girls!! I would suggest you delete your facebook account and make a different one. Or better yet, delete it and KEEP it deleted. :) I dont have facebook but it is like the biggest gossip train in the world. Lol. Your stepsisters sound selfish and jealous. My advice would be to pray about it and ask god if facebook is where he wants you to be. There are plenty of ways to keep in touch with family and friends, other than fb or twitter, etc..Write a letter, or call someone. But most of all, STAY OFF FACEBOOK!! :)
 
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We must oppose the Devil, giving him no opportunity to harm us spiritually. (Jas. 4:7) Holy spirit helps us to resist Satan. For instance, we can do so by guarding against unbridled rage. Paul wrote: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin; let the sun not set with you in a provoked state, neither allow place for the Devil.” (Eph. 4:26, 27) If we do become justifiably angry, an immediate silent prayer can help us to be “cool of spirit,” displaying self-control instead of acting in a way that could grieve God’s spirit. (Prov. 17:27) So let us not remain in a provoked state and give Satan a chance to induce us to do something evil. (Ps. 37:8, 9) One way to resist him is by settling disputes quickly in harmony with Jesus’ counsel.—Matt. 5:23, 24; 18:15-17.