King Saul is a great example of
being irritable. He was irritable when
the women of
No doubt Saul was irritable
because of his weariness dealing with issues of the economy, provisions for the
people, protection from enemies, all of which can weary one and cause
irritability.
He was also irritable because of
lost fellowship with God, but also because of his disobedience to God (I Samuel
15).
There’s a story of an irritable
monk who joined a monastery and took a vow of silence. After ten years his superiors called him and
asked, “Do you have anything to say?”
The irritable monk replied, “Food bad.”
After another ten years the monk again had the opportunity to voice his
thoughts and again the irritable monk said, “Bed hard.” Another ten years passed and again his
superiors called him in and asked, “Do you have anything to say?” The irritable monk responded, “I quit,” to
which his superiors replied, “That doesn’t surprise us. All you have done is complain since you’ve
been here.”
Now, that’s basically
what irritable people do. So what is the
answer for overcoming irritability?
·
Rest (Matthew
11:28-29)
·
Pray (I
Thessalonians 5:17) You seldom, if ever, see a prayer warrior irritable.
·
Listen to soft
Godly music (I Samuel 16:23)
✞ The above three things.
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