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Anger management // Controle da raiva


How many times we don’t know how to pray for someone who has wronged us? How many times we feel furious because our enemies seem more successful in life than us? How do we come before God with all those feelings which we are not sure if they are godly or even Christians?

Yes, I understand. David understood it better. He had so many enemies, people who wanted to harm him, people who wanted him dead. What did he do? He put all those crazy feelings, anger, vengeance desires, and all that stuff before God. He simply said it all to God. Just like he wished.

You know what? What do you think? That God doesn’t see those feelings in your heart? I think it was wise for David to say all that to God. First of all, God already knew; second, being honest with God and with yourself. Take the weight from your heart. God wants you to ask for help, just like David did.

David knew he couldn’t go out there killing all his enemies; he also knew that God, the God of Armies, knew how to deal justly with that. So, David poured out his anger, his fears, his revolting feelings from within and put them before God.

Psalm 35:1 says, ‘Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me’. David was asking God to step up and take his fight. If you keep reading you may relate with David if you are living a hard situation.

At work, often we find people who envy us, people who do nothing else but slander and gossip, people who have no respect, honor or kindness.

Now, go to verse 13 and 14, Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
    and humbled myself with fasting.
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
I went about mourning
    as though for my friend or brother.
I bowed my head in grief
    as though weeping for my mother.’ David didn’t keep those feelings inside, festering, growing. He was compassionate and prayed for them, even though he wanted God’s justice to be done. He wanted God to take action in his cause.

We are not to go doing justice with our own hands. We wait on the Lord. The Lord knows better, the right time, the right way.

Pray for them, don’t be afraid to tell the Lord where your heart is and wait for Him.

Quantas vezes nós não sabemos como orar por alguém que nos fez mal? Quantas vezes nos sentimos furiosos porque nossos inimigos parecem ter mais sucesso que nós? Como nós nos achegamos a Deus com todos esses sentimentos que não temos certeza se eles são de Deus ou mesmo cristãos?

Sim, eu entendo. Davi entendeu melhor. Ele teve tantos inimigos, pessoas que o queriam mal, e que o queriam morto. O que ele fez? Ele colocou todos esses sentimentos loucos como raiva, desejos de vingança e todas essas coisas diante de Deus. Ele simplesmente disse tudo para Deus. Como ele desejava.

O que você acha?  Que Deus não viu você com esses sentimentos ruins no seu coração? Eu acho que foi sábio o que Davi fez, disse logo tudo para Deus. Primeiro, Deus já sabia; segundo ser honesto com Deus e com você mesmo. Tire o peso do seu coração. Deus quer que você conte com Ele para te ajudar, como Davi fez.

Davi sabia que ele não poderia sair matando todos os seus inimigos. Ele sabia que Deus, o Senhor dos Exércitos, saberia como lidar justamente com isso. Então, Davi derramou sua raiva, seus medos, seus sentimentos de revolta de lá do fundo do coração, tudo diante de Deus.

Salmos 35:1 diz: “Contende, Senhor, com aqueles que contendem comigo; combate contra os que me combatem.” Davi estava pedindo a Deus para agir e entrar na briga.  Se você continuar lendo de repente você simpatiza com Davi se você está vivendo uma situação difícil.

No trabalho é onde geralmente encontramos pessoas que tem inveja de nós, pessoas que não fazem mais nada da vida a não ser fofocar e falar mal dos outros, pessoas que não sabem respeitar e nem sabem ser gentis.

Agora, vá nos versos 13 e 14, “Mas, quanto a mim, estando eles enfermos, vestia-me de cilício, humilhava-me com o jejum, e orava de cabeça sobre o peito. Portava-me como o faria por meu amigo ou meu irmão; eu andava encurvado e lamentando-me, como quem chora por sua mãe.” Davi não ficou cultivando dentro de si sentimentos ruins, ele mesmo em uma situação ruim, teve compaixão dos seus inimigos, apesar de ter orado pedindo a Deus por justiça. Ele não mudou de ideia em relação a querer justiça.

Não estamos aqui para fazer justiça com nossas próprias mãos. Nós esperamos no Senhor. O Senhor sabe melhor, o tempo certo e a forma correta de fazer justiça.

Ore por eles e não tenha medo de falar a Deus o que está no seu coração, porque Ele já sabe. Espero pela ação do Senhor.

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  1. Amei esse texto! Realmente precisamos falar tudo pra Deus, só Ele pode nos ajudar! 🙏

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