The Incredible Hulk: Anger

You don't like me when I'm angry!

For anyone that has watched the movie The Incredible Hulk or any of the Avengers movies, you'll be familiar with the character known as Hulk. When Hulk is not being Hulk, he is a normal, quiet and intelligent guy. The kind of guy that people want to be around. But the moment he gets angry, he transforms into the Hulk. A creature with serious anger issues that has the power to decimate anything or anyone that got in his way.

When you read this verse, it helps you understand the dangers of anger. Just like the Hulk, once you get angry, all you can think of is SMASH!  and you begin to do or say things you never meant. The end result? A path filled with destruction, regret and guilt. It could also lead to missed opportunities and broken relationships. That's why the bible warns us that anger rests in the bosom of fools (Ecc. 7:9) and to control our emotions (Prov. 25:28) in order to ensure we are not ruled by the spirit of anger. When you do so, you are able to let go of the hurt. You are able to free yourself from the pain and guilt of knowing you've wronged someone and God. You also get to showcase the fruit of the spirit (Gal. 5:22-23)! Like Aristotle said: "anyone can get angry...that is easy". But true strength comes from controlling that anger and showing wisdom in your reaction to the situation. 

For anyone dealing with the spirit of anger this is the charge: whenever confronted with a situation that could lead to anger, approach God’s throne boldly (Heb. 4:16) and ask God for wisdom (Jam. 1:5) and strength to deal with the situation. Remember, it is easy to get angry but true strength lies in responding with love and kindness. I pray for every one of us dealing with anger that God will give us the strength to be wise and show his love and kindness to those around us, regardless of the situation in Jesus name. Amen!

 

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Your Victory is Here: Can You See It?

I'm gonna see a victory

For the battle belongs to You, Lord

During my online service, I watched as Travis Greene ministered through the song ‘See a Victory’ and the above words from the song stood out to me. As he sang, he shared a testimony of the miraculous birth of his child despite the fact that his wife’s water broke at 21 weeks and how it inspired the great song ‘Made a Way’. Just imagine how difficult it was for him to see a victory at that point in time. Despite the doctor’s report, he had faith and God delivered a resounding victory by ensuring the baby was delivered as a full-term baby.

The bible says all things work together for your good (Rom. 8:28). Not a few things or whenever you do the right things but all things. There may be areas of our lives that we think we have failed in and are filled with dry bones. It could be a project, financing, a relationship or even a marriage but I am here to tell you that God has never failed. He has made a way when there was no way, He has brought dry bones to life (Eze. 37:1-10) and He will continue to perform miracles and make a way for you (even in the wilderness (Is. 43:19))!

As you go into this week, the charge is simple: See a Victory in every aspect of your life. The battle is the Lord’s (II Chr. 20:15, I Sam. 17:47) and He has never and will never lose a battle; vitoria e certa (meaning victory is certain)! Just look at David when he faced Goliath (I Sam. 17) or Gideon and his 300 men (Judges 7). God fought the battle for them and they emerged victorious. So will you in Jesus name!

 

P.S Enjoy the Song titled See a Victory

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Mission Impossible: Faith Till The End

Happy New Year everyone. I hope 2021 has kicked off to a great start. For anyone reading this post, I’m sure you’ll be wondering about the title. Well it came about while I was watching the movie Mission Impossible: Fallout. The climax of the movie has an insane helicopter chase scene in which the actor, Ethan Hunt pursues his nemesis, John Lark, in order to retrieve the detonator to two nuclear bombs. As you can imagine, it was a nail-biting scene; but as is often the case, the actor triumphed just in the nick of time. In this case, one second before the nuclear bombs detonated. But what I want to focus on is the revelation my movie partner got from the climax of the movie. While Ethan Hunt, the protagonist of the movie, went on a wild helicopter chase, his team was on ground figuring out how to defuse the nuclear bombs all the while trusting and having blind faith (because at some point, they lost communication with Ethan Hunt) that he would in fact retrieve the detonator.

“Your mission, should you choose to accept it...”

For lovers of the Mission Impossible film series, the above quote is all too familiar and serves as the opening for a wild movie ride that hinges on the IMF team having faith and trust in the fact that their leader will pull through for them against all odds. This is similar to what God expects of us as His children which is why the bible says that the just shall live by faith (Rom.1:17) and that without faith it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6).

“It is easy to have faith at the beginning and at the end. But can you have faith in the middle?”- Bishop T.D Jakes

As children of God, we need to live a life of faith. Faith in the fact that our God will never fail us. Especially when you’re in the middle of something you’ve being hoping for and nothing seems to be changing. Or even worse, you begin to experience radio silence from God (like the IMF team did). At that point, it is easy to give up hope; easy to tell yourself it will never change and all is lost. Just like the IMF team did when they could no longer hear from their fearless leader, continue to put in the work. Continue to trust in God and have faith that sooner than later, just when you think all hope is lost, He will bring it to pass and suddenly what you thought was lost (Is. 29:5-6) will turn around for your good (Rom. 8:28). When you think about the story of Lazarus, when all hope was lost, Martha still trusted in God (John 11:22) and Jesus brought Lazarus back to life (John 11:1-44).

There is no situation or circumstance too great for God. There has never been a time that He has failed and there never will be. As you start this new week, the charge is simple: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to trust in God and faith till the end; just like the heroes of faith did (Heb.11). He will come through at the right time (Is. 60:22).

 

P.S. Enjoy this song by Kurt Carr: I’ve Seen Him Do It

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