Staying In Control Of Our Anger!

Be angry but don't sin. That is exactly what God expects from us. Everyone of us gets angry at some time or other, but it is how we handle that anger that counts in God's eyes. He knows that we will deal with this emotion because He made us. Why do we get angry? I feel that this most likely happen when we are not getting our way, or when someone tells us something we don't want to hear. It could be any number of things which makes us angry. I do feel that if we have Jesus in our life and we are living by the Spirit, we will be less likely to get angry.

We have a lot of emotions that we have to deal with every day of our life. Most of them make us feel good and some just the opposite. We do know that Satan will use our emotions to ruin our testimony with the world. The world will see us get angry and sin and use it against us when we try to witness to someone. They will bring up to us what they have seen us do in the past and say that we are no different than they are and why do they need Jesus. Now, if we would have handled the circumstance differently, then they might wonder how come we were able to stay in control. I know that I wish I would have done a better job at handling different things at different times in my life. Unfortunately, we can't go back and change what we have already done.

God has given us guidelines on how to act but we have to be controlled by His Spirit and be in obedience. This means that we can't have it our way, it has to be God's way. All we do when we get angry is bring more trouble on our self.
Proverbs;29:22
(An angry man stirs up strife, And a furious man abounds in transgression.)
So we see that what we do after we become angry is what we will have to deal with. If we just let it cool down things will turn out better. It's just like a fire, when you don't add fuel to the fire, the fire goes out, but if you start throwing more fuel into the fire, the fire just keeps growing and can grow out of control. It's the same with any argument, if we don't keep fighting the argument will cease. if we do insist on fighting, then we will probably end up saying something that we wish we wouldn't have said. Soon you have hard feelings, and they take time to heal.

Anger is a emotion that we have, but God doesn't want our anger to cause us to sin.
James;1:19-20
(This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.)
Ephesians;4:26-27
(BE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.)
Satan is wise to all of our weaknesses and he wants to use them against us. God tells us how we should conduct ourselves in all situations.
Ephesians;4:31-32
(Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.)

Let's stay ahead of the game. The next time you get angry, stop and think, what does God want me to do? Then you will have control of your emotions and hopefully not sin. It is much easier to stay out of trouble, than to get into trouble and try to get out. Same with our anger. It is easier to take control and not sin than to sin and then have to deal with that sin. When we feel our self becoming angry, stop and pray that God will help us not to become angry. You'll be glad that you talked with God before you sinned.

God bless You!