A talk on other ways to deal with anger.

Anger is our natural reaction when someone wrongs us, or when we think someone has wronged us. It’s not a sin to get angry, however; Jesus himself got angry at injustice and sin. You must understand that we can be angry without dipping into sin!

When we lash out at others, we often do enormous damage. On the other hand, when we suppress our angry feelings, we risk becoming bitter and depressed. Someone has wisely said: “Anger is the powerful acid that can do damage to the vessel in which it is stored as well as the object on which it is poured.”

So how should we handle anger? What should we do with feelings of rage?

TODAY: Face your weaknesses

Examine where your anger has been justified and where it has not. Write down the four times you have become most angry in the last two or three months. Why did you become angry? Were your motives wrong? Did you channel your anger in a constructive direction? Don’t offer excuses for your faults, such as “that’s my nature” or “I can’t help it; that’s just the way I am.”

Daily Prayer

Determine one annoying situation you know you will face in the next 24 hours. Talk to God specifically about it in our conversational prayer time tonight. Prepare now to consciously apply what we have discussed tonight to your situation.