Oops... How many times have you gotten angry easily? Like, when Mom asks to do a chore right when you're in the middle of reading, or playing, or watching a movie? Or when your younger sister asks you (for the millionth time it seems like) how to do her math assignment? Or when everyone is making a lot of noise when your head hurts? Or when your friends try to make you "join the fun" when all you want is a few minutes in peace? And there's lots, lots more stuff that can make you angry. Anger comes naturally, I think. So the problem is what we do with it. Do we start muttering something bad about the offender, yell, stomp our feet, or even hit anyone? Those are wrong (I have a HUGE problem with muttering, by the way). Only God can give us the strength to not be controlled by our anger.
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
Proverbs 29:22
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
Ephesians 4:26
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 1:19-20
How about you? What are some stuff that gets you angry?
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