Anger is an emotion that forces us to look deeper within ourselves and examine our relationship with the world. To improve in this are we must develop a new way of recognizing angers. Listen to the things that bring anger and bring it before the Lord, asking Jesus to fill it with his peace and let it go to Him. When we do this, we will have achieved path of joyfulness and peace. Anger has a lot of energy. You may be one to direct the energy outwards. You may have suppressed your anger. You may have never had a chance to even feel your anger, let alone know you possess it. You may feel hurt because you loved people and you think they didn’t care. Your anger may come from feeling wronged or a sense of injustice has occurred against you, those you care about, or your belongings. Whatever brings you anger, it is important to recognize the source and bring it before the Lord. A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression Prov 29:22 ESV In order to confront your anger, you have to be willing to come before the lord and ask him to reveal what triggers your anger? Many behaviors can be attributed to underlying anger such as losing your patience, shouting, slamming doors, and driving aggressively. Suppression of anger is attempting to hold it in, which can also be destructive. Suppression of anger, can cause you to turn your anger inward on yourself or express your anger through passive-aggressive behavior. Anger can come from feeling as if your opinion or efforts aren’t appreciated, feeling disrespected, and a sense of injustice. Bring it before the Lord the next time you feel angry or want to cover up your anger with substances. How we handle our anger also depends how we were taught to handle anger. What was the example you had growing up for how to handle anger? Was it appropriate or inappropriate, was upset expressed in a calm way, frustrated way, or through angry outbursts and substance abuse? We have to be willing to bring this before the Lord about the ways we have learned to deal with expressing our anger. We need to seek his guidance and intervention in the act of conveying our anger, especially if it is through violent outbursts. Anger can be converted into more constructive behavior. With the strength of the Lord, you can learn to control your outward behavior and your internal responses by calming yourself and letting your feelings subside into Jesus’s hands.
Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Psalm 4:4 ESV
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