A disease that eats the soul.
Do you have a trigger? Do people around you know how to set you off? Do they mention your Ex, the economy, or maybe politics? Just mention the president and does it start a tirade that last ten minutes? At the end of that time, what have you accomplished, except raising your blood pressure? Have you fixed the economy, world’s problems, and this country’s political factions, that can’t seem to get along for the good of the people? No. Does getting angry at your ex-mate, solve the problems that pulled you apart? Or get you closer to reconciliation? All your anger does is blind you to any and all possibilities for good. ‘Well, how am I supposed to handle all this strife this person or situation causes? Many people have many outlets for this cancerous energy. Some say take it out on a punching bag, others say run, some say meditate.
The first thing you have to do is analyze what has made you so angry. If you have to take a run first, do so, but when you calm down, think. What really set you off? Is it because you are not getting your way? Is your wife, husband or friend hitting the nail on the head? Do you fight what you cannot fix? How is that working out for you? Have you ever tried to turn the negativity into a positive feeling? Give the other’s person point of view a second look. They may not express themselves the way you do, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to their reasoning. Anger only clouds the mind and a person’s ability for clear judgement. Remember, your opinions are just that, YOUR opinion! Do you keep things stirred up all the time?
The Bible tells us in Proverbs 29:22-23;
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Is it your pride that you can’t let go of? You are on the losing side, so they cheat? Because you can’t admit to any faults, do you blame and get angry at everyone and everything else?
I will give you a challenge! Instead of getting angry, pray without ceasing. Pray for the person, place or thing that has made you so angry, but above all, pray for yourself. To be calm, and fair in your assessments of any situation, that makes you less than happy. It will change your life, your blood pressure, and the way other people deal with you! It is a win, win concession.
As parents the best way to teach anything to our children, regardless of their age, is by example! The Bible tells us to be slow to anger. It warns us that anger has adverse effects on our lives, and are warned against it. So practice what the Bible teaches, and teach it to your children. Fits of anger should never be allowed. Calm discussions will get to the bottom of the problem faster than anything else!
We as writers have written over and over how things can go terribly wrong when anger control our characters. It is the same in real life. It often go so far as murder, because the rage is fed instead of controlled. There is power in prayer, and we need to release the rage to the Lord!
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalms 37:8
[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs 14:29
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
James 1:20
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians 4:26, 31
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 15:18
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Proverbs 22:24