Unexplained Anger

Today was a good day in church, until Pastor got up to the pulpit. I don't know what happened. When he started preaching, a wave of unexpected anger hit me. I still don't know why.

I have been searching my heart, and his words all day. All I can think of is that something he preached on must be warring inside of me with one of my preconceived ideas. Something doesn't sit right...

I'm sure when I eventually figure out what made me so angry, I'll have grown as a person. (I'll probably have a new blog post too.)

He preached on several different ideas, so I'm not sure which one (if it was just one) made me angry. I sat in my seat the whole time, trying to figure out what happened and praying for peace, wisdom, and discernment, and hoping that whatever was happening inside of me didn't make me rail against God. It didn't, though the anger lasted past when I got home.

I finally sat down and really went over what he said in his sermon, and things that happened in the service before that, just in case. Then, I prayed. A lot. I talked to God about everything that was bothering me, not just related to church today. And I finally feel at peace. I'm still a little confused, but I'm no longer angry or worried about it.

I do know that I'm not angry at Pastor. Something he said bothered me, but it's not him personally.

I have to look up a few Bible verses and concepts Pastor introduced today, but I'm going to let them rest for a while. Sometimes it's necessary to immediately start searching for answers, and other times it's best to let the issue rest for a day or two, so that you can come back to it with a fresh mind and heart.

Has this ever happened to you? Has a pastor ever said something that made you unexpectedly angry with no feasible reason? Has it ever happened at other times? How did you deal with it?
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"'In your anger do not sin.' Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold" (Ephesians 4:26-7).

"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit for anger resides in the lap of fools" (Ecclesiastes 7:9).