Anger, Not The Right Reaction

Good Morning!! What causes anger? In reality, the answer could be "nothing." We might think that a rude driver or unfair criticism, or a friend's betrayal, angers us,...but the anger is actually our own doing. It's our chosen reaction or response, to a given situation. Many factors can stimulate anger, but it's a learned behavior we got from childhood, or being in a stressful work environment, or an affect  of poor health or medical side-effect that can cause our temper to flare more easily,...but only if we allow them to. When someone insults us or treats us badly, we can choose how to respond. If we have feelings of anger, we can choose how to express that anger.

 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.—Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)

God has given us free will, to control our feelings, thoughts and actions. Will we choose unkind words, or finding ways to "get even",...or will we overlook and forgive,...it's our choice. No matter what our background or the current circumstances, we are responsible for our own behavior. No one expressed their feelings appropriately, all of the time. Ask the Holy Spirit to help us make anger our servant instead of our master.

Controlling our anger requires a clear understanding of it,...what causes it,...and how to recognize when we are about to sin with it.

Father God, when we're wronged in some way, help us to let it go, and choose the right response,...the one that is most pleasing to You. Teach us to be faster at overlooking and forgiving. Amen.

"Avoid evil! Don't be fooled into thinking that you know it all, go to God! "