anger issues

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,
- Ephesians 4:26 (NLT)
 
Statistics show that many sins stem from anger. However, it is possible to feel anger and still maintain our integrity. The Message translation of this verse says, “Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life.”
We can experience righteous anger—when we are upset about the right things and in the right measure. So, be angry, but do not sin. Sometimes, sinful anger can feel justified. When we witness wickedness or senseless violence, it is natural and right to respond with anger. But if the devil cannot keep us from being appropriately angry by downplaying or excusing evil, he will try to tempt us to sin in our anger.
That’s why we must guard our hearts. It is right to be angry at the right things, in the right ways. But it is never right to let that anger lead us into sin.
 
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