Irritated

Have you ever been in a situation where people around you irritate you?  At times I have faced situations that can become irritating if I focus on them.  Have you felt like others are watching every move you make and being critical of you?  You think that those around you are your friends but you find out that they are your enemies.  If we are not careful we find ourselves getting an attitude like those around us by watching what they are doing.  We pray asking God to take care of the situations and then the Lord tells us that He can’t do anything unless we release it to Him.  We think I did release it but then when I hear something or am around the situation again it slaps me in the face.  At times I want to lash out and say to those around me mind your own business.  But, then the Lord reminds me the following scriptures, “Give me aid against the enemy for the help of man is worthless, with God we will gain the victory and He will trample down our enemies. (Psalm 108: 12 & 13)  “Cast all your cares upon me, for I care for you. (1 Peter 5:7)  We allow our flesh to focus on the situations instead of the God who is able to shut the mouth of the Lion.  When we focus on the situations we can become sick because we allow the anger and resentment to enter our bodies.  When this happens we know that our anger and resentment is not destroying those around us but ourselves.   When we surrender the situations unto the Lord He gives us peace that surpasses all understanding.  We know that the enemy will try to bring us back into the situation but we must rebuke the enemy and not allow those feelings in me to be revived.  Thank God, He has given me the strength to walk away from those feelings and say Lord it is not my battle but yours.  We do not have to walk in defeat because we are overcomers in Christ.  A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.  (Proverbs 17:22)  We each know that we go through tests to try us but each test shall pass and as we walk through them.  We must ask the Lord to teach us to love those who are persecuting us.  As they persecuted Jesus, He says they will persecute us also.  These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. (1 Peter 1:7)