I was driving home from someplace recently and heard on the radio a song I'd forgotten about, but I've liked: "I Just Wanna Be Mad" by Terri Clark. It's a song about a couple who had a spat and the wife declares her love but doesn't want to give up her mad…yet.
So, I got to thinking about that song. We are human and sometimes we "just wanna be mad for awhile." That includes us Christians as well. Take a look at a few comments on blogs or message boards and you'll see what I mean. We get a little too critical too quickly before we know all of the facts. Sometimes we direct that negative energy at people without thinking through the impact it might have on the person. But I think life's too short to hold grudges for a long period of time and be unforgiving toward others. Besides, after a while it eats away at you and holds you back from happiness.
Try this if you're holding too tightly on to something someone may have said or done: make a fist. Note how uncomfortable and tight your hand feels. Look toward the center. It's closed and it's very dark in there. Not a bit of light can get in.
Now, open your hand. Stretch it out and allow the light to shine through. And let that grudge, bad feeling, misunderstanding that might not be so important go.
The thing about the song I like is that despite present feelings, it offers up hope for reconciliation, that the dark cloud isn't going to last forever… that love will eventually conquer all. And making up and making peace can be great fun, after all.
Wendy Vickers
http://www.wendyv.com
http://www.embraceencouragement.com
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Written: 12/02/2008
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Great blog. I like the closed fist idea of letting go of anger. Thanks.
God is good all the time & all the time God is good.
Elaine Harcourt
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