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The Word of God is filled with instructions about the dangers of anger. In the Old Testament, Moses made some ill-fated decisions due to his anger and was not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of them (Deuteronomy 32:51–52). In the New Testament, the apostle James writes: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires” (James 1:19–20).
Solomon writes in Proverbs 14:17, “A quick-tempered person does foolish things.” Later in this chapter, he writes that a “quick-tempered” person “displays folly” (v. 29). He also writes in Ecclesiastes 7:9,. “Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.” I am sure we can all think of times when, because of anger, we have done and
said foolish things and wish we had not.
I have said many times, “Let emotions subside before you decide, meaning that people should not make decisions based on strong feelings.
Anger is definitely an emotion we should allow to subside before we decide on a course of action. Remembering this is helpful in disciplining our children. Doling out punishment when we are angry almost always results in punishment too extreme for the offense the child committed. I can remember correcting my children in anger and saying things like, “You are grounded for thirty days!” After about three days, I realized I was punishing
myself more than the children, because I ended up stuck in the house as they made noise all day. So I would then release them from the grounding early, which made me look unstable and easy to manipulate.
Some men handled situations requiring discipline differently. When he needed to correct his children, he told them he would think about what their punishment should be and tell them when he decided. He considered the appropriate discipline, told them what it was, and never backed down. They, of course, had reverential fear of Dad, because they knew he meant what he said, but they knew women's could be talked into changing my mind.
The subject of anger is one we should take very seriously. God never tells us not to ever get angry, but He does say that when we are angry, we should avoid sin. His Word also says not to let the sun set on our anger so we will not give the devil a foothold in (access to) our lives (Ephesians 4:26–27). We see from these verses that uncontrolled anger can cause us to sin. People have even committed murder in moments of anger and spent the rest of their lives in prison because of one angry moment and no self- control.
I think we can agree that, generally speaking, we live in an angry society. I can certainly say that today more people are angry than I have ever seen in my lifetime. Sometimes I feel that some people are sitting on a powder keg of dynamite just waiting for an opportunity to explode. When
Jesus speaks about the end times, one of the signs He mentions is that many would be “offended” and “pursue one another with hatred” or “hate one another” (Matthew 24:10 AMPC, NKJV, KJV ). Other translations say that people will “turn away” or “fall away” from their faith in Christ and hate one another (NIV , NLT, ESV, NASB ). Anger is a real emotion and we all experience it, but thankfully Jesus gives us a solution to it, which is to forgive just as He has forgiven us (Mark 11:25; Luke 11:4).
When you are angry, do you forgive quickly or harbor resentment?
Some people think that forgiving others is so difficult that they choose instead to remain angry. But living with anger in our hearts is much more
difficult than forgiving. When we forgive others, we set ourselves free from the agony and burden of carrying hatred, bitterness, and resentment. Being a person who is quick to forgive is a great blessing and pleases God.