"People only see what is visible, measurable. God sees into the heart. He not only forgives our failures, He sees successes where no one else does - not even ourselves. Only God can give us credit for the angry words we did not speak, the temptations we resisted, the patience and gentleness little noticed and long forgotten by those around us. Just being human gives us value in His eyes, and trying to live with integrity makes us successful before Him. God redeems us from the sense and fear of failure because He sees us as no human eyes can see us. Some religions teach that God sees so clearly that He knows all our shameful thoughts and nasty secrets. I prefer to believe that God sees us so clearly that He knows better than anyone else our wounds and sorrows, the scars on our hearts from having wanted to do more and do better, and being told by the world that we never would." ~Rabbi Harold Kushner

19 August 2010

righteously upset?

"Too often, the thing you want most is the one thing you can't have."

Can I BE righteously upset?  And what exactly am I upset about?

  • Am I upset because I am attracted to girls?
  • Am I upset because what I believe...what I know to be true conflicts with my attraction to said girls?
  • Am I upset because I've become someone that I hate?
  • Am I upset because I need medication to keep from going to "dark and twisty" places?
And then regardless of WHY I am upset...is it even OK for me to be upset?  
  • if I'm attracted to girls I could just date girls.
  • if I know the gospel is true, then I live the gospel.
  • I've let myself become a person I hate...so I change who I am.
  • I deal with the fact that my problems are brought on by a chemical imbalance and meds will balance it right out.


So if there are answers to all my frustrations...then is there any such thing as righteous anger?  And can I have that righteous anger...can I BE righteously upset?
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