Anger (Confessions From My Prayer Closet #2)

I know, I know, this post was a long time in coming!  I really have no excuses except that for some reason I have been putting it off!  Not really sure why!  It just never seemed like the right time to sit down and type it!  Who knows!  For those of you who haven't read my original post on my prayer closet you can go here to read it.  My Prayer Closet

So, the second thing that God showed me that I needed to work on was anger.  This didn't really come as a surprise.  I have always struggled with feeling angry when I get too frustrated or when I feel that someone has done something they shouldn't!  Unfortunately the enemy knows this is a weakness for me and he uses my children the most often to push that button!  So, they are usually the ones who have to experience the results of my anger!  When I get upset, I say things to them that I regret almost the moment the words are out of my mouth!  I apologize and love on them whenever the moment has passed, but the damage is still done!

This is an area I have been working on for quite a while!  And, I am happy to say, I've come a long way!  I'll be honest, I still have a long way to go, but I am able to control it much better than I used to!  Through much prayer!  So, when I heard the Lord say anger, my response was simply, "Yeah Lord, I know we need to keep working on that one!  Continue to help me grow in this area and control the words I say even more than I am now!"

His response was not what I expected.  He said, "We can continue to work on you controlling your anger when you feel upset, or we can find the root of the anger and tear it out and you can stop controlling and get rid of it instead!"

Well, that sounds like a much better option to me!  I guess I never realized that I had a root to my anger!  Just thought it was my personality!  So, I am still praying about that and seeking God to see what this root might be!  Maybe that's why I've been putting off posting this because I don't feel like I've found the answer yet.  So, if the Lord brings me to your mind, you can pray with me that I can figure out what the root of this is and take care of it once and for all!  How great to be free of something instead of simply controlling it!