Anger is such a bad thing and when we entertain it we are in for a lot of trouble. Many people say let me alone and allow me this privilege. But they do not realize that their health is on the line and the devil has the opportunity to work in their lives. You can hold your anger against someone and when you want to be forgiven you will not find forgiveness. It is not funny and you will suffer greatly if you will hold on to bitterness and anger any length of time. It is better to get rid of it right away then to pay the consequences of holding on to it.

When angry do not sin don't ever allow your anger to last until sundown. Leave no such room or foothold for the devil. [Ephesians 4:26-27]

Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God by whom you are sealed, as God's own for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and indignation and wrath and resentments, anger, animosity and quarreling and slander be banished from you with all malice ill will, or baseness of any kind. Become useful and helpful and kind to one another forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ Jesus. [Ephesians 4:30-32]

A soft answer turns away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger. [Proverbs 15:1]

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is hasty of spirit exposes and exalts folly [Proverbs 14:29]

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger appeases contention. [15:18]

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. [Proverbs 16:32]

But now put away and rid yourselves completely of all these things; anger, rage, bad feeling toward others, curses and slander and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips. [Colossians 3:8]

Allow the Holy Spirit of the risen Christ come in and rule in your life completely and you will find that you can control your temper through His power.

Tuesday, 04/05/2005 5:36 PM