Thursday, September 10, 2015

Anger--Is it ok?

I'm learning a little bit about anger. I feel like I am mistaken in my understanding of it, like I have a misconception of what it is. And how to handle it and if it is ok to experience it. Honestly I think it is. Of course it's how we handle it that causes the spirit to leave or creates the need to repent. 

In April 2015 Ensign there is an article about weakness and it discusses anger. It says anger is a weakness. All these years I've seen it as a sin, but then it's been very difficult to "repent" of. It's because I don't need to repent of a weakness. Instead, I need to apply Ether 12:27 and seek the grace of the Atonement to help me overcome it. I shouldn't force myself to feel guilty about feeling angry about something. It is still a weakness at that point, not a sin. When I don't take care of it, or when I disobey the Spirit in how I handle it, then it becomes a sin and therefore something I need to repent of. 

What to do to overcome weakness:
•Ponder and pray to understand if the is a sin or a weakness and then what should be done about it. 
•Tackle one at a time. 
•Plan what to do, supports when things are hard, what action to take, how to study it, etc. 
•Be patient! "Patience is a manifestation of our faith in the Lord, gratitude for His confidence in us, and trust in His promises."
•Realize that weaknesses aren't sins and don't keep us from being clean and worthy of the Spirit. 

Ask myself, who am I going to give his weakness to? Satan or God? If Satan, it becomes a sin; if God, it becomes a strength, (although He may not eliminate it). 

I am inherently good. 

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