Prv: Anger Management

bcbsr said:

CONTROL YOUR TEMPER

Pr 16:32 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

It's easy enough to get angry. But "man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." James 1:20 Anger is not mentioned in the list of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22,23, but patience and self-control are listed. Anger is not mentioned in the characteristics of love in 1Cor 13:4-7, but being patient and being not easily angered are listed.

Ecc 7:8,9 "The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."

The Berean Christian Bible Study Resources

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"Oh, but, it's not anger —it's honesty!"

Yes, the feeling of anger happens to all, but following the Bible, we will deal with it appropriately, rather than letting it bring us to sin. Situations need not yelling, screaming and violence. When a wrong has been done to you, be patient, kind, gentle, and forgive the wrongdoer, and trust that vengeance, if necessary, lie in God's hands.
I've been struggling with this a lot more than I used to after being hurt, feeling like I have a "reason" to be angry and distrustful, but this is not so. I need to forgive and let myself move on.