O: It sounds like God doesn't delight in what the scriptures call anger.
A: I haven't ever been able to really reconcile the idea of my loving, forgiving, infinite & patient Lord with all of the angry and punitive things ascribed to Him in scripture. I have never been the least bit afraid of God, even though there are plenty of seemingly good reasons to be so.
It seems, instead, that what scripture calls anger is simply God no longer interceding on our behalf . . . not because He's mad at us, but because we are no longer living in a way that brings blessings. And I think, instead of anger, God feels so, so sad for us.
P: God, please grant me more of Your heart. Let me see others more and more as You do. Strengthen my faith so I can let go of anger. And please, let it be soon! In Jesus' name, amen!
