Anger Management - Psalm 37:7-11

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.  Cease from anger, forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.  But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

What can stand before rage unruffled? What can stand before rebellion without fear? What can abide like an anchor in the midst of chaos? The answer is one of God's great paradoxes. Francis Frangipane put it beautifully in his book Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God when he said, "The holiest, most powerful voice that ever spoke described Himself as 'meek and lowly of heart." Meekness is the secret to mightiness.  Meekiness is not an insipid inferiority complex.  Meekness is a total relinquishment of my ability and my inability in a situation and utter dependence upon the power of God to intervene.  Meekiness is a leap of faith that says, "He is truly the God who sees in secret and He will reward me openly," eventually.  Meekiness is taking matters out of my hands and putting them into His. It is in this repositioning of myself under the shadow of the Almighty that I become invincible.