UNCONTROLED ANGER - IS SIN

Be Angry And Sin Not

 (Ephesians 4:26-27James 1:19-20 Colossians 3:8-9) 

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20I found that the bible address anger in different ways. It tells me that anger can be destructive potentially and that it is very important to keep it under control so one does not sin. It tells me to be slow to become angry and do not be quick tempered. I know it can be dangerous to ones self and to others if it gets out of control. When a person lets anger fester, it can become very dangerous, its better to deal with it before it infects more of you. I know that there needs to be a lot of patience involved in anger that does not sin, it needs to be reined in be fore it runs out of control.

As I said, from experience I know that anger is the cause of many maybe all human conflicts, they are caused because one or both parties lost control of there anger/tempers. I know the times my marriage was on the rocks it was because we had lost control and was lashing out at the other person in the room, who just happened to be our spouse. 

Most human conflict is, a lashing out because of some unbalance within our own minds and we have to blame someone and take it out on them.  So all disagreements and fights I believe are likely rooted in some form of unmanaged anger. Selfishness and power plays, unresolved misunderstandings, slights and counter-aggression plays into the scenario. After hurting myself and coming close to killing other because of my anger, I realized how foolish it was. 

I know my anger was just ill-advised perceptions that I was reacting to and being allowed to fester it became destructive anger. But Ecclesiastes offers wisdom in this field of human down falls: It says,  “Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools” (Ecclesiastes 7:9). I found that it was very foolish to have a short fuse and then light it.

 I had to learn to check myself when tempted to become easily provoked to anger. As I studied scripture I found that God had a better way. I had to start listening to “the rebuke of a wise person” (v. 5).  I was to seek out and pursue wisdom, I needed to dig down and find the peace of God that was offered to me at salvation.  Because Jesus Christ was desiring to rule in [my] heart” (Colossians 3:15). As I grew in the Lord, I found that I could live in wisdom and forgiveness as He helped me, forgive myself and to forgive those who had wronged me in my younger days. 

I understand we all have given in to foolish anger at one time or another in our lives. The trick is admitting it, knowing it and dealing with it. Because in our anger, we have hurt many people, and that needs to be dealt with, in giving it to God and seeking His will, He will bring to memory those who we need to forgive and or ask forgiveness from. 

Dear God, I don’t want to allow foolish anger to control me or harm others. Please help me release my anger and receive Your peace.