Today I was thinking about Martin Luther King, and I realized “there’s a guy who had anger, and used his anger as a fuel for passion to make a difference”.
You see, most of the time we get angry about stuff, but we’re not willing to do anything about it. So, we sit angrily and complain about the way things should be, and the anger inside of us just grows. In the end, we’re no help to anyone, and nobody wants to be around us because we’re so bitter.
Unfortunately, a lot of Christians are the same way. They’re sit and complain about the world, their life, the music in church; whatever. However, they’re unwilling to use that passion to fuel themselves to make a dfiference. Bottom line, we’re often too self-centered or lazy to bother to get out and make a difference.
Martin Luther King was angry about a just cause. African Americans were begin oppressed and mistreated because of color (I hope that makes you angry too!), and it was wrong. He knew things needed to change, and he was willing to put himself on the line to change it. He led a revolution because he was angry about the right things, and did something about it.
This week at Palm Valley I’m talking about how to “be angry, and not sin”. In essence, to flip that anger into fuel to change the world by getting involved in what Christ is doing; building His Kingdom. So I challenge you today, if you’re angry; pray about it, pray for whoever it is, and then go do something to improve the situation.
