Angry Soup... The Broth (Part 1)
Have you ever tried to treat a SYMPTOM,
Only to end up running around in circles,
Until you find the ROOT cause?
That happened to me years go,
My body started reacting to foods,
I never had allergies before,
So this was totally new to me.
I tried all sorts of methods,
Nothing worked and I was getting worse,
So I reluctantly went to an allergy doctor (years later),
But even he was stumped,
Grrrrr.
Then I was introduced to a medical DETECTIVE of sorts,
She eventually found the ROOT cause,
When she did I felt LIBERATED just knowing the TRUTH,
And I felt EMPOWERED to do something about it.
It's the same with SPIRITUAL symptoms.
One symptom in particular is a nasty one called ANGER.
Many of us struggle with it,
Because there's a lot more to it than what meets the eye.
ANGER is a mixture of things like soup,
So let's call it "ANGRY Soup".
What do all soups start out with?
A base broth.
A base broth is like a foundation for a building.
Common base broths are beef, chicken or vegetable broth,
It adds flavor to all the other ingredients,
And without it, the soup is weak and bland.
For Angry Soup, the base broth is PRIDE.
Whenever we get ANGRY,
PRIDE is the underlying current in our thoughts,
And it sounds like...
"Why did they do that?",
"That's so stupid!",
"I would never do something like that!",
"I can't believe they did that again?"
And our assumption is...
We'd never do something THAT stupid,
We're BETTER than that.
That's 100% PRIDE,
And it goes AGAINST what God wants.
"in HUMILITY, regard each OTHER as BETTER than yourselves"
However, if we had the spirit of HUMILITY,
Our thoughts sound like...
"I've made much bigger mistakes.",
"I would have done the same thing or worse.",
"They did better than I would have.",
These thoughts are saying,
You are WORSE than them,
They are BETTER than you,
And it gives no ground for ANGER to stand on.
"the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
When your heart is full of HUMILITY,
You bear the fruit of patience, gentleness and kindness,
And you find no reason to get ANGRY.
But when your heart is full of PRIDE,
You are impatient, judgmental, and hard,
And you can easily build a case for why you're ANGRY.
What fruit are you bearing?
"you will know them by their fruits"
So next time you are slurping down some ANGRY Soup,
Remember that PRIDE is the base broth,
And it's a bigger issue that you may realize,
Because it causes SEPARATION between you and God,
Which leads to DEATH.
PRIDE is a deadly POISON.
"PRIDE goes before DESTRUCTION"
ANGER is the gateway drug.
That's why God HATES PRIDE so much,
Because it kills His children.
"The Lord DETESTS all the PROUD of heart."
God is the only one that can help you remove these toxins from your heart.
Here's 2 steps to address ANGER
1) Repent and ask God for Forgiveness.
2) SEEK God for His help by spending time with Him DAILY
- Read scripture DAILY.
- I suggest starting with 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 "The Love Chapter".
- If you read this daily for several months, it will change your life.
- After reading, ask "Holy Spirit, what do you want to show me today?"
- WRITE down what comes to mind and collect it for a month.
Rinse and repeat as needed.
When you hear from God,
He will change your heart,
He will mold you and shape you into His likeness,
And you will see the fruit of His labor in you,
He will change your life.
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Forgive my PRIDE,
Forgive my SELF-centeredness,
Forgive me for putting myself ABOVE You.
Help me drink LESS of anger,
Help me thirst for MORE of YOU,
Help me see MORE of my faults,
And LESS of the faults of others,
Help me see myself for who I really am,
So I realize how much I NEED You.
Mold me,
Shape me,
Detoxify me,
Cleanse me,
Make me into who You want me to be.
Help.
I need You.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to less ANGRY Soup and more of God!
Enjoy TRANSFORMING into His image. Wohooo!!!
