WHO CONTROLS YOU WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY?

WHO CONTROLS YOU WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY?
9/5/10

Recently I was faced with a situation where somebody who is no longer a part of my life went to somebody that I am close to and told them something about me that was just a misunderstanding. At first I found the situation to be very funny because of the circumstances and so I pretty much just laughed it off. Well, the next day as I thought about the situation I became really angry at this person for two reasons. One, being that she accused me of doing something that I did not do and two being the fact that she went to someone else rather than coming to me. Later that day I was in the car driving and of course still thinking about the situation because I was still angry. I thought about calling her and telling her how I thought but I knew that I would not be able to do it in a very Godly way. Then I began to think of ways that I could get her back and as soon as I began to think about that I drove by a church and out front they had a sign that said "THOSE WHO ANGER YOU CONTROL YOU." I knew at the very moment that the Lord was telling me, Okay Savannah give it to me and let me deal with this rather than allowing someone who isn't even in your life anymore control you. I began to pray right then that God would take that anger from my heart and fill it with love. I was so excited about what had just taken place that I had to call Vicki and tell her what had just happened.

In the world that we are living in today there are many many many people who have anger problems and it is scary. There are even a lot of kids who are full of anger. I have been angry many times before this last time and it just seems like when we are angry it just makes us miserable inside. In this particular case I allowed this person's actions to control my thoughts for many hours and my anger did not affect her one bit, but only myself. I was the one that was miserable until I gave it to God, so what is the point of being angry?

Ephesians 4:26 "In your anger do not sin." Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

Proverbs 29:22 An angry person stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins

James 1:20 Our anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.

I liked what James 1:20 says about our anger not producing the righteousness God desires. I decided to include a couple verses on righteousness too because when I read that verse it made me think about what righteousness means to God.

1 Samuel 26:23 The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and faithfulness...

Proverbs 21:21 Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor This verse especially speaks to me because we can't pursue this righteous with our anger and this righteousness finds life, prosperity and honor!

The next time you are angry at someone or something think about how you are letting that person or that situation control you. Being angry only makes you and sometimes the people around you miserable and does nothing for the situation. Give your anger to the Lord and allow Him to take care of the situation because He can do it far better than you can.