Contemplative Bible Reading

Ephesians 4:26-27 (New Living Translation)

26 And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

This is a famous passage. One paraphrase that applies strongly to me:

Get over it so you can sleep at night.

I don’t sleep well when ideas and incidents are spinning around in my head. I wake the next morning more tired than when I went to bed. Being tired is not conducive to loving God and my neighbor.

Once again, God knows what He is saying when He tells us to settle the matter now. If I can just get past myself and follow His advice.