“I don’t want to make you sad,” the beautiful young lady said as she sat across from me. She proceeded to tell me some truly horrific things that were said and done. I took the news lightly at first. I try to never be one to react rashly. After we parted ways I began to replay the words in my mind. This is never easy due to my photographic imagination. I began to feel myself becoming angry. I felt like all of those verses that David wrote in the Psalms about his enemies being destroyed suddenly made sense to me. These were verses that I thought were harsh and cruel before, but now seemed perfectly fitting. I began to search them and feel a small amount of peace. There was peace in knowing that my enemy would be thrown into the fire or have coals atop their heads, as bad as it sounds. This however did not cure my hurt or my pain.
I began to pray to ask the Lord for help in this area as I could feel the temptation to try and take care of business on my own. It was not but moments later that I felt like God gave me an epiphany. I realized that God is not okay with what this person has done. He is not okay with what they continue to do. He is very mad… and His anger is what I had felt. I had felt a righteous anger. An anger that is acceptable to God because even in the hour of temptation I held strong and obeyed the Lord. I did not sin in my anger. I held onto Him and He revealed my true heart. He taught me something new of myself and of Him. I then felt an immediate relaxation and understanding. I had felt vindicated by God in that moment. Even though His justice may not yet have been played out I know that it will and I am thankful for that. God is the defender of those who serve Him. Those who obey Him and love Him will never be left alone to be tortured. He will protect and He will ensure justice. The enemy of my soul will meet their downfall by the hand of the Almighty. That makes me feel so loved. I am His princess and He is my prince. He will save me from the wicked enemy. He will sweep me off of my feet and show me true love. He is True Love and I am His beloved. It’s true, God is in control.
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Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!" -Psalm 118:15
