?? love isn’t angry. ? ? 1 Corinthians 13: 5.
I was paralyzed in this verse like never before. Because I’m a person who gets angry every day. I get angry in ways that have become so common that they are difficult to correct. Just look at the bag that comes from swimming and still contains the towel to extend, the laundry. I am also irritated by the question I am asked, mechanically over and over again, to which I must answer. Or even for the one who knocks on the bathroom door shouting my name over and over again.
- I think you got the idea.
- I get angry.
- With simple things.
- The exercise of responding with love is extremely complicated for me.
- Because the ease with which the already made answer comes out is faster than the speed of my thinking.
- It’s almost as natural as breathing.
But if the Bible says that we can be angry, but sinless (Ephesians 4:26), irritation has nothing to do with anger; if love is perfect, it does not pursue its interests and if it does not behave indecently, I cannot be irritated. .
I often find myself justifying my irritation because someone caused it, I had warned (by the way, every week I notice) that the bath towel should be hung and the bag is stored in the trunk, but not only do I have to repeat that?every week, because I have to do it more than once, do I have reason to be irritated or not?
No, maybe. ?? Love doesn’t get angry. Paul’s verse to the Corinthians resounds in my head. In pirouettes? If I start by assessing the reasons for my irritation, they relate to the fact that I feel upset, ignored and overwhelmed; I feel aggrieved and uncomfortable in my comfort; then I respond with irritation.
?? love isn’t angry. ? Love is incompatible with irritation because it is impossible to be irritated and show love at the same time. When I want the bathroom bag to be stored and the towel outstretched, it’s not bad in itself. All my children are old enough to do this, old enough to understand the request that was made to them, and every time they don’t, I take it as an insult to me.
Irritability is not love and it does not cause love, much less irritation. I can choose to be bored wisely, or even extend grace. What would Jesus do? I need to order this more often. Go to the Bible more often. Ask God for help much more often.
I discovered that I had to identify the devices that triggered my irritation and the best way to defend myself from the instincts I can’t always control is to be alert. What are the times of the day when I’m most irritable?Who am I most irritated with?
One of the temptations of this particular sin is to fall into the temptation to regard it as a stage of life. There’s no point in making a lot of excuses or seeing this problem as temporary. “If my son would let me sleep better, would I be less likely to get angry?You know that. I’ve been sleeping well for a few years, but I’ve transferred my irritation to other things. “I’m very tired and it doesn’t help me? Of course, fatigue is not a great friend of moderation, but it’s not an excuse either.
Irritation is a sin. This can be contagious and addictive, you have to identify it, assume it and fight it. I have been fighting this fight against irritation for many years, and I want less and less to fall into it, God does not like it, it is not love and it is not a good example for my children or for anyone.
?? love isn’t angry. ? and Jesus was never angry. I want to be more like Jesus, but I need the help of the Spirit who dwells in me.
Help me, Lord, to please you more. Show me and act righteously. Prove the outrage that defends your name, with integrity and love. I want to love myself and sacrifice myself like your son did for me, without looking for mine. interests Amen!?
By: Ana Rute Cavaco. © Return to the Gospel. Website: voltemosaoevangelho. com All rights are reserved. Review by Renata Gandolfo. Original: Women, Love Is Incompatible with Irritation!