Anger is like a slow growing cancer. It might be held by unforgiveness, but it will be seen in bitterness, pain, someone being mean or just unkind. It will move on to an unsettled mind and heart. Finally it will even so delude a person to not be able to see how anger is taking your life.
Things in our lives that are left unchecked, not dealt with, letting run their coarse will often show themselves as silent killers. Anger is one of those and maybe one of the most difficult. Anger leads to so many other things.
Can anger be a good thing? Yes, it can. Remember Jesus when he went to the temple and turned over the tables. That was righteous anger. He was angry for the right reasons and the right outcome. What are the things we can be angry about that will help us and others?
Can anger be a bad thing? Definitely yes it can, and I suggest most often anger is a negative, destructive attribute. We typically get angry for all the wrong reasons. It could be selfishness or the wrong motives. It could be a response to pain or crisis.
Getting angry produces in us things that we might not like and cannot control. Have you experienced that? Words are said that you can’t take back. Relationships are scared that are hard to be rebuilt. Actions and reactions cause damage that is at times irreversible, even criminal that will stick with you forever.
So, how do you deal with anger?
Ephesians 4:26-27,31-32 NLT
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil… Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Don’t be controlled by anger. Choose to be kind and forgiving. God has been so good to each of us. Now it is our turn to do the same.
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