Letting out this anger within

The news of a man that was arrested for attempting to commit suicide was the first story that welcomed me when I visited Juba 10days ago. The man, a military officer had his wife taken from him by his in-laws for not completing the bride price climbed up a tree and threatened to jump if his wife was not returned.

Neighbors and sympathizers appealed to his commonsense and he came down. The police promptly arrested him and locked him up. He may be in there for a while.

People often turn to suicide because they are seeking relief from pain or shame but they forget that relief is a feeling; and you have to be alive to feel it. You will not feel the relief you so desperately seek, if you are dead.

We all deal with emotional pain, anger and disappointments on our own terms. Sometimes we express it in a way that feels good at that moment, but causes more problems afterwards. Or, we cage it inside us because we feel it is “ours“. We could also conceal it because we don’t want to stir the hornet, but that just seems to make us feel worse. Romancing the pain via meditation facilitates the growth of an angry and bitter spirit.

As you can probably tell by observing other people in your life, everyone struggles with how and when to express and manage anger. Should we avoid it?  Is it possible to ignore offense altogether? By no means!

In his blog Failure is often a gift of God, Seth Barnes said, “What I learned during my season of failure is that God was giving me a gift – the gift of faith. I just couldn’t see it at the time. Take another look at what’s going on around you. God is at work.” This is good news.

Three things I’ve seen clearly when carefully examining the cause(s) of my anger. First is God’s hand, though it’s never apparent from the onset, He’s ever working behind the scenes, making me into that disciple of His dreams by poking at the reason for my offense.
 
Second, my depravity is exposed. I accept the fact that I can’t go through this life without heaven’s help.
 
Third, I notice that every anger that thrives longer than a day in my heart witnesses to the presence of a lie or lies I purchased from hell’s supermarket.

What depths or heights of anger have you recovered from that you see many struggling with? What’s your story?

Do you sometimes get so angry, you feel like you could explode? What could God be up to?
 
“Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.” Proverbs 14:29 MSG
 
Life can be tough, messy and miserable without a caring community of friends that can help us in seasons of insanity. Please seek for help with your anger and don’t let bitterness get a hold you while on the rage ride. It’s a ruthless vice.
 
If you’re already trapped, you can click [here] for advise.
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Author: Uche Izuora

I'm inspired by God’s passion for His name in every generation, which provokes global worship through Jesus Christ. Becoming an emotionally healthy and transformative disciple, I aim to mobilize the Church to engage in cross-cultural missions and raise other like-minded disciples who discover themselves in Christ and seek to present and represent Him as Savior and Lord among the nations northward of Uganda.

3 thoughts on “Letting out this anger within” 

  3.             "Relief is a FEELING; and you have to be ALIVE to FEEL IT(RELIEF). You will not feel the relief you so desperately seek, if you are DEAD."

    I love that fact.

    If only everyone would pause for a second, think about it, before thinking of succide as a solution to emotional pain, anger and disappointments. If only one could pause a little after “Romancing the pain via meditation and allowing the growth of an angry and bitter spirit.”
    This world would be a better world.

    But how will they know if no one tells them, and how will they believe without hearing it, and how will they hear if no one goes to them?

    Baby Sis
    Martha
    Ug

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