Releasing Anger Prayer Encounter
Write down (or mentally note) five things you are angry about that
you want to release to God.
Declare out loud: 'Jesus, you are my Lord and Savior and I invite you
to be Lord of my anger and resentment. I choose to release my anger
about these issues (or my resentment about this person) to you.'
Let your mind observe and note what happens. Be aware of what you are
seeing, hearing, feeling and sensing. However, do not try to control
with your mind. A Healing encounter with God must touch your heart
and your real inner being.
To set up this healing encounter with God, picture a beautiful
natural setting where you can be alone and commune God. Picture the
blue sky and a still, calm body of water - such as a lake. Find a
place near the shore where you can sit and enjoy the calm of the
quiet blue lake or pond.
The lake represents the peace of God. You are going to release your
anger by having it be absorbed by this lake. You will dramatize this
release of your anger by picturing yourself hurling a stone into this
calm lake. You choose to involve your imagination so that this prayer
will be from your heart.
You find a stone on the beach and declare: "God this stone
represents my anger about ______. I am releasing this to you
now." Now throw the stone far out into the lake. Watch it splash
and sink. Let the ripples subside. Notice how you feel. Repeat this
with another stone for each issue or for each negative characteristic
of this person on your list. to save time, group some listed
negatives together.
Now wait silently by the lake and absorb the peace and calm. Notice
if a confirming verse, thought or melody comes to your heart.
How are you feeling? If you are feeling good continue to drink in
this scene and what it means to you. Let there be time for your heart
to receive. Let the message and the feeling sink into your heart.
Give thanks to God.
Ask God how He can use these issues for good in your life. How can
his redemptive power make use of these issues or the relationship
with this person for some good purpose in your life? Write this down.
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