Storing Up Anger

Humans can hold grudges, but it seems silly to think of animals holding grudges too. But consider the camel. It is capable of building up a pressure cooker of resentment toward human beings. And when the lid suddenly blows off, it's even violent. In Asia, when a camel driver senses trouble, he gives his coat to the animal. The camel rips the coat to shreds - jumping on it, biting it, tearing it to pieces. Soon enough the camel feels vindicated and they can continue in harmony again.
Is there someone's coat you wouldn't mind trampling across? No matter how we like to shrug off the seriousness of minor revenge, the truth is that it is like poison to our soul. The Bible is very clear about the consequences of bitterness. You may be surprised to discover that King David, a man after God's own heart, had resentment. At the end of his life, he was still concerned with wrongs that were done to him years earlier. Don't let hurt and anger become your entire life! Find a constructive way to let it go. Then you will discover that the same grace God has given to you, you can give to others.