You might think I'm crazy for asking, BUT...
Have you ever
imagined people from the Bible as Disney characters
OR
applied a rose-colored kaleidoscope to Scripture
when it comes to strong emotions like ANGER?
I laughed writing this episode thinking about Moses and meditating on King David. Sadly, I had to cut one of my favorite illustrations about Jonah's anger... so here's something special that can only be found in the podcast notes!
:
"Even surly, barfed-up Jonah, after reluctantly preaching repentance for three days
throughout Ninevah to save the evil empire, vomits his own anger onto God for not witnessing
the judgment and instant destruction of 120, 000 Assyrian city-dwellers. Jonah did NOT do anger
well, and personally, I won’t copy his example, but God listened to his chosen prophet’s outrage,
quietly responding without words using a hungry worm. (Let that be another warning to us about
living in anger!)" Jonah 4
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Psalm 23 (AMP); Psalm 13 (NIV).
#traumahealing #bibleteaching #honestemotions #god
