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Psalms 37:8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Proverbs 29:22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Colossians 3:8, 12-13 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
I have been reading and re-reading the above scriptures over the last couple of weeks, following a very heated, emotionally draining encounter between my ex-husband and our son (in which I had to intervene). What I am finding so difficult, is how do I continue to live like God wants me to live and forgive those that have wronged my children, when I am still so angry? I hate to defy God and continue to feel this way and I am praying and asking forgiveness for the anger and hatred that I have been feeling in my heart. I know that it's not up to me to punish anyone, that is God's job...but when my children have been hurt, my motherly instinct (my flesh) takes over. It would be different, I guess, if the incidents did not continue to repeat themselves, but over and over the same scenario replays itself. I try to be a good person and I have never denied a relationship between them and their father, but it is proving to be unhealthy mentally and emotionally ( and could have been physically, had I not stepped in).
Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
Proverbs 29:22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Colossians 3:8, 12-13 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
I have been reading and re-reading the above scriptures over the last couple of weeks, following a very heated, emotionally draining encounter between my ex-husband and our son (in which I had to intervene). What I am finding so difficult, is how do I continue to live like God wants me to live and forgive those that have wronged my children, when I am still so angry? I hate to defy God and continue to feel this way and I am praying and asking forgiveness for the anger and hatred that I have been feeling in my heart. I know that it's not up to me to punish anyone, that is God's job...but when my children have been hurt, my motherly instinct (my flesh) takes over. It would be different, I guess, if the incidents did not continue to repeat themselves, but over and over the same scenario replays itself. I try to be a good person and I have never denied a relationship between them and their father, but it is proving to be unhealthy mentally and emotionally ( and could have been physically, had I not stepped in).