Drinking from the Cup of Hate...Part Two

 Now, we all let something get the best or the worst of us. Unfortunately, there are those who live in the "worst." Why would someone want to live in such utter hate? The truth is, that's all they know!!!

  If they haven't heard or seen the love of Christ, then they have not seen the love that God has for them. You have to look unto Jesus and see how He walked in love towards His enemies, His disciples and so much more.

 "Hey Buckwheat, Jesus got angry one time and even kicked over a few tables!" Yes, he did. But why?

Simple.....He was angered by the fact that His Father's house had become a grocery store instead of a house of worship. I mean, really? How mad would you be if someone was selling you "coffee and doughnuts" while listening to your Pastor. It would be like going to a baseball game and having $1 hot dog night.

 Anyways, hate is of the enemy. You cannot come up with an idea of being angry or hateful without a reason. The "reason" is a weapon that the enemy uses against all the time. When my mother died, I was given a "reason" to hate someone. A seed had been planted in my heart that was growing and producing some violent and hurtful emotions in my life. That seed that was planted in me, turned me into someone else. Not a child of God, but a child of hate. When I had accepted Christ, God pulled me out of that old pot and planted me in a new one. I still had some weeds in me, but over time He has trimmed and shaped me into the man of God He wants me to be. The weeds try to sneak in, but I usually catch them before they grow.

 Now.........Walking in Love!!! A powerful weapon against the enemy!!!

Satan wants nothing more than for you to be deceived and to think that God hates you for your sins. Satan is the "ultimate con-artist." He is gonna trick and tempt you using anything, anyway or anybody to get you to focus on anything else other than God. When you get mad at your husband, wife, kids or co-workers, it comes from the enemy. A small and seeded reason was put into your head for that reason alone, to get you mad!!!

  How do we fight this? My favorite Proverb, 12:16 A fool's anger is known at once, But a prudent man conceals dishonor. The greatest way to fight this attack...

  "Don't react!" Uh oh..............here it comes!!!

"Okay Buckwheat, but you don't know what I have been through or what they did to me." In the big picture, it really doesn't matter. Some of us focus on the pain other than the act itself. The pain you feel will plant a seed in you that only God can destroy. There is no amount of medicine or counseling that will ever rid you of some anger that is in our lives. But there is a cure that rids people of that anger. Are you ready?

 The Word of God...

"Oh Buckwheat, now you are talking crazy?" If I am, then you wouldn't be reading this right now. If you don't want to hear the truth, then stop reading.

Waiting...

Keep pumping that anger ball! I promise you that your anger will all go away. NOT!!!

People!!! It's a hard pill to swallow, but walking love will rid you and others of such hatred and anger. But, when you feel it rising on you again, take a breath and say "God, this is not me. You did not create me to be angry and full of hate. I am deeply loved by my Heavenly Father."

 That is the cure....

Now, I have come to the end of this story. But, I myself, like many others have to deal with this on a daily basis. Take comfort in knowing that God lives within you. His Love is in you. His Son is in you. His Spirit is in you. That is walking in love. Knowing who you are in Christ perfects your walk in love.

 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

  Walk in what Jesus has provided for you...

 Walk in His Love...

 Love is everything...