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Betrayal and the Grip of Anger 0:00 Hi. This is June Hunt, founder of Hope for the Heart. When people think of me, they don't view me as an angry person, and rarely do I have anger.0:12 However, I do remember that day. The scene remains vivid in my mind. I was at my friend's house, a friend who was distancing from me.0:23 I was hurting, and I opened my friend's desk drawer, something I'd not ever done before, to get a paper clip. Within seconds, I was staring at a piece of paper with these exact0:35 words, quote, we don't need any more June hunts in this world. I was stunned. Just an hour before, the writer of these words, who is my0:47 friend's friend, said to me, I'm really for you. I want to support the 2 of you. Some support. Her words cut my heart. I was0:59 hurt, frustrated, angry. Immediately, I felt intense anger welling up inside me. I knew that if I didn't find a way to reduce the1:11 pressure, I would explode. So I thought to myself, I need to go outside and jog, and that will release my pent up energy.1:23 Lacing up my shoelaces, I walked out the front door ready to release this anger through a kind of a walk, jog routine. A few moments1:35 into my trek, I noticed my arms were swinging higher than normal, and I even said to myself, this is really rare. After 20 minutes, I felt1:46 no relief, no change. I expected the jogging to be like a release valve on a pressure cooker releasing the steam, but it wasn't working.1:58 The valve over my heart was stuck. So very soon, I realized why. I had been rehearsing the wrong, rehearsing the wrong, rehearsing the wrong.2:10 I definitely felt betrayed. But I also know the Bible says love keeps no record of wrongs. That's first Corinthians 13 5. I remember2:22 thinking, I'm not feeling any better. I have to do something else. Then I started praying, Lord, teach me to act rather than react. And I actually2:34 said those words over and over. Lord, teach me to act rather than react. Teach me to act rather than react. And soon I realized I was praying those words2:46 to the rhythmic pattern of running as my tennis shoes would hit the pavement. At the end of an hour, my heart was at peace. I was no2:57 longer being controlled by that debilitating sense of betrayal. Of course, the initial problem wasn't totally solved. There had not been any kind of a confrontation,3:10 which I knew there needed to be some meeting. But I was able to release my anger to the Lord that night and the injustice that I felt. The3:22 next day, when talking with my friend, the anger did return somewhat. But this time, I was able to control it rather than let it control me.Praying to Act, Not React 3:34 My experience taught me this. When you feel angry about an issue, if you can change it, then change it. If you can't change it, release it. Release it3:46 into the hands of your sovereign savior. Ever since that day, when I feel a strong sense of anger, I remember to pray, Lord, teach me to act rather than3:58 react. And when I do this, God gives me His grace and his power to weigh my words and speak with self control. Now4:10 candidly, from that simple prayer, born out of anger, came a song. So contained within this song toward the end of the song are these words. When I4:21 feel disappointment with no soothing ointment and nothing is going my way, when my heart has been breaking and my soul is aching and I have no more words to say.4:33 I'm not under illusion. The only solution is die to my rights each day, because Christ is inside me to comfort and guide me, and his life4:45 has taught me to pray. Lord, teach me to act rather than react with your spirit in control of me. Lord, teach me to help rather than hinder with the lord being lord of4:57 me. Lord, teach me to trust rather than mistrust with your spirit inside my soul. Lord, teach me to act rather than react. I give you complete5:09 control. So, my friend, today, as you look at anger, possibly in your own life, look for the answer to anger. I pray that you too5:21 will say, Lord, teach me to act rather than react, and then lean on him for the strength to do it.5:32 This devotional is a sample of June Hunt's book, Letters from June, Stories of Hope on 40 Real Life Issues. You can order your copy today at hope for the heart dot org slash June, or text the5:44 word June to 7 0 9 1 9 to learn more.In this video 0:00 Betrayal and the Grip of Anger3:34 Praying to Act, Not React114K followers
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