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i’ve decided to dedicate thursdays to giving some of my personal life axioms…truth that, from my perspective, is self-evident. sometimes practical. sometimes philosophical. sometimes whimsical. but truth, no less.
“don’t let the sun go down on your anger…don’t go to bed angry. nothing good can happen from that.”
i’m not really sure where this lesson truly sunk in. this is one of those commands of god that is easily dismissed as a little proverbial saying that was never meant to be taken literally. here’s what it says in the bible:
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:25-27
to me, this is one of those commands of god that is so clear, so unmistakable, that to ignore it is gross disobedience! the problem is that most people who claim to be followers of jesus live as if god doesn’t always really mean what he says.
the command not to let the sun go down on our anger recognizes that we are human and that will react emotionally to people and life events that are difficult or unfair, but that what have about 24 hours to deal with it. after that, it needs to be history…for their good, and ours.
it’s not easy. it goes against our nature. it’s certainly not the way we have grown accustomed to doing things in our culture. but where are you going to get your truth?
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