Posts Tagged ‘Anger’
What Are You Stirred Up About?
It’s easy to get whipped into anger and indignation these days. With social media, we hear people’s conflicting opinions more than we used to. News outlets keep the injustices of the world constantly before our eyes. Some time ago, I noticed the harmful effect of stirred-up women in Acts 13:50. In the KJV this passage…
Read MoreAnger Management (from Proverbs)
If a parent constantly criticizes you, a co-worker gossips about you, a spouse commits adultery against you, an employee steals from you, or a friend hurts you by their actions or words, it is difficult to manage the anger, bitterness, and desire for revenge that you may feel. Anger can take over your life and…
Read MoreIt’s A Mad, Mad, Mad World!
That’ s my impression from my stroll down the main drag of Gatlinburg, TN, recently. Few people smiling or laughing. Harsh words being spoken to others, especially to children and other family members. One woman hollering out foul language because she has pulled into a blocked street and folks would not “ part the Red…
Read MoreHow to Respond without Taking Revenge
When someone sins against you, how should you fight your inner impulse to return evil for their evil? How can you respond without getting revenge? God’s design for true Christians is that, even when Satan squeezes them, the Scripture runs out. The Lord comforts believers in all their tribulations in order that they can know…
Read MoreHow to Respond without Taking Revenge
When someone sins against you, how should you fight your inner impulse to return evil for their evil? How can you respond without getting revenge? God’s design for true Christians is that, even when Satan squeezes them, the Scripture runs out. The Lord comforts believers in all their tribulations in order that they can know…
Read MoreThe Sin of Provoking
“Provoke not…to wrath” (Eph. 6:4). Many books have been written on forgiveness. They are definitely needed. But for all of those, it seems there ought to be a least a few written on “provoke-ness”! Bitterness is wrong, but so is provoking. Instead of focusing on someone’s negative reaction whenever our words or actions are met…
Read MoreDealing with Anger
“Of the 7 deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving…
Read MoreA Horrible Kind of Happiness
One of the key events in the history of Israel is the Babylonian exile. The Jewish people taken into captivity longed to return to Judah. Psalm 137 presents this longing in a heart-rending retrospect (vv. 1-3) that quickly turns defiant (vv. 4-6) and vengeful (vv. 7-9). The final lines of the psalm depict what one…
Read MoreHelping Others Overcome Anger
Proverbs 21:19 states, “Better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.” This proverb is equally true regarding a “contentious and angry” husband, parent, child, coworker, church member, etc. Angry people make life miserable for everyone. Therefore, if you live or work with an angry person, you surely long to see…
Read MoreOvercoming Anger
In my last post I argued that anger is a severe problem we can’t ignore. Hopefully, you are convinced that you want to “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice” (Eph 4:31). But even if you despise your anger, you may not believe you will…
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