This scripture kept ringing in my ears yesterday. ⠀
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God’s righteous purpose and human anger don’t go hand in hand. ⠀
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Human anger cannot be used as a legitimate tool to bring about His purposes.⠀
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I rarely, if ever, speak out about a lot that is happening in this world. I try to take my thoughts to the Lord first and stay in my lane with my focus on what He has called me to do. ⠀
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But as I say at my desk yesterday, I was overcome with grief and the tears just began to fall.⠀
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I began thinking about my black father, black brothers in my family, my black nephews, my black bro in laws, my black male cousins, my black uncles, my black male friends and my race as a whole and I just wept. I wept for them, but also for the mothers and fathers and family of those (Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, LaQuan McDonald, Tamir Rice, Ahmaud Arbery, Alton Sterling and so many others) whose wounds may have been ripped open once again, thinking about their own children who have lost their lives to this, as they see yet another black man killed.⠀
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I often say that as a believer in Christ, my first allegiance is to Christ, and therefore my thinking should be that of the Kingdom of God. Everything else is secondary. And it is, whether people want to hear it or not. But I can’t disconnect from the fact that the Lord, who chose me before the foundations of this world, chose to make me a black woman for a reason. It was purposeful. It was intentional and I cannot deny that.⠀
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As human beings, we have a right to be angry. As a race, we have a right to be angry. As a nation we have a right to be angry. As believers in Jesus Christ, we have a right to be angry, and frankly we should.⠀
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However, we also need to check our hearts and ask ourselves why are we angry? Are we angry for the reasons that God is? Because if not, we will use our human anger as a tool that won’t bring about God’s righteous purposes. ⠀
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It will produce what we are seeing all over this world with violence, rioting and senseless, horrific killings like that of #GeorgeFloyd and so many others.⠀
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What good is anger if it is misdirected? What is the purpose of anger if it isn’t directed well toward God’
Our monthly Christ, Coffee & Conversations is back again this month on Zoom on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 11am CST/12pm EST.⠀
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We had such an amazing time last month and the Holy Spirit surely showed up as we discussed Real, Relevant, and Righteous topics.⠀
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This month the topic is: Will You Marry Me?⠀
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We are doing something a little different this month and maybe for the next couple of months. We're talking about all things wedding and marriage related! Yes, you read that right! However, it’s not what you think. No matter your relationship status, this is for you.⠀
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If you have been following LadyinWaiting 222's blog for any length of time, you know that the bigger purpose behind this community of women wasn't simply created just for those who are waiting to be married or to be in a relationship, but preparing for the ultimate Wedding and Marriage of a lifetime--with our Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. Whether you are married, single, divorced, widowed, engaged, or in a “situationship”, we want to become God's best right now while we are waiting, and do the things He has called us to do in this season. ⠀
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Please join me on the Bible Plan, Will You Marry Me, and let's journey together to see what the Bridegroom would say to us. We will be talking about it at our next session via Zoom! Link in bio or here: https://bible.com/p/28505599/71f7db0711e9513f8ad7abf665103149 ⠀
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Be sure to sign up to be added to the email list so you can receive the Zoom meeting details.⠀
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