In the grand scheme of things...

"The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."~~~Psalms 103:8 NIV

"Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it leads only to evil."~~~Psalms 37:8 NIV

It is easy to remain angry...it is easy to hold a grudge...it is easy to blame others for circumstances and place all the burden upon others. It is a challenge to let go of the anger...it is a challenge to fairly assess your personal role in a situation which leads to a moment of angst pain. It is a victory when we can let go of that negative feeling when we can accept our own part and deal only with ourselves and leave all else to GOD...in this way we win in so many ways. So many things clog up our ability to feel peace and the small things build up and have the ability to dwarf the larger things. We need to empty our minds of things that truly are not that important in the grand scheme of things. By putting away our own feelings of

offense, either from others or from circumstances, we free ourselves from so much heartache...so much pain,

frustration, anger and eventually bitterness. These things keep us down...these things imprison us...these things slowly take away who we truly are...they take away our joy. They are false because they are not positive...and if they are not positive, then they are not of GOD