How different the world would be if we all controlled our Anger..

Proverbs 25:28-He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Proverbs 14:16,17-A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Proverbs 18:6-A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Ecclesiastes 7:9-Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.


    Human beings are very adept at making others angry, especially when they feel disrespected or mistreated. The parent-child relationship is a good example but it's definitely not the only one. A relationship and a conversation are two way streets. We should be ready to listen to someone without interrupting them and without having preconceived ideas about what they're going to say.  James 1:19 reads-"be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath". The bottom line is to 'do unto others as you would have them do to you.'

    Everyone wants to be heard. If we feel we're not being listened to then we may speak in an angry tone and make the situation worse. That's the point where we need to begin praying and asking God to help us tame our tongues. (James 3) Angry words produce more angry words. But the Bible tells us about a man "Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:" (Peter 2:23)

  Moses, the leader of the Israelites, who journeyed through the wilderness toward the promised land (Canaan/Israel) was a type of Jesus Christ. He dealt with a lot of murmuring and complaining people that were constantly angry about the conditions they lived in and the many enemies that they needed to defeat. Not much has changed today- has it?!

    Moses was the meekest man on earth yet the people of God provoked him to anger. Jesus got angry too but His was without sin. Mark 3:1-6; Mark 11:15; Matthew 2:12.  His was righteous indignation. If our anger is justifiable we are allowed to express it in the right way. (Ephesians 4:26-32) We are called to 'speak the truth in love'. But if the root of our anger is from selfish emotions such as jealousy, revenge, or hatred, then it's sin and will cause serious problems in our lives.


Let's strive- by the grace of God- to live our lives in love.  Anger seeks to destroy but love longs to heal and build up. We can do this by not allowing things like irritability, impatience, strife, envy, unforgiveness, or pride to dwell in us. With Jesus' help we can destroy the toxic roots of anger tangled up in our hearts. Though they may run deep His love has more power. Through faith in Him we can all be free.


I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20