DON’T SIN IN YOUR ANGER (Part 1)

 

This is the 144^th letter:

 

Text for the day: Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

 

Our Theme for the day: DON'T SIN IN YOUR ANGER (Part 1)

 

Our Devotional

Years ago when children where playing and something happen which caused a fight or fuss. The older people use to say, come on now you should make up before you get home. Or they would say, don't let the sun go down upon your wrath. For years I wondered what they were talking about, until I saw it in the bible. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath." Ephesians 4:26. Too many people if something happens in the line of anger, they just leave it and hope it would pass away. But that is not good. What happens when you don't resolve anger? Anger isn't fun to carry around, and if you don't deal with it, it will deal with you. You can materialize in some terrible ways, internally and otherwise. Until finally it breaks you down, or burst out in rage. This is the only safe path toward overcoming.

 

Many look at things on their darkest side; they magnify their supposed grievances, nurse their wrath, and are filled with revengeful, hateful feelings, when in truth they had no real cause for these feelings. Shall we cut ourselves loose from the rest of humanity, remaining solitary and alone, because everything in our association with others does not move smoothly? No, indeed; the change must take place in your own soul. Resist these wrong feelings, and you will experience a great change in your association with your fellowmen. Your good will, your unselfish acts, will not be to a favored few, but to all with whom you associate. Thus you will form friends and attachments that are dear and lasting; your own deeds will be reflected back on yourself.

 

In the medical field there are four known remedies for over coming anger.

 Step1 Determine where your anger comes from -it usually comes from fear. They say it is best to know your enemy, and the key to managing anger starts with understanding its source. It might be that you're afraid you'll be judged or blamed for something, or embarrassed. Sometimes the fear is far more complicated than that, such as when your trust has been violated. Still, understanding that fear could be generating the anger is a very good first step.

   Step 2 Accept that anger and other emotions are not like a weather system that moves in and has its way with you until it decides to move on. It certainly feels that way, but once you accept that you are the one controlling your feelings, you're in a much better position to deal with them in a healthy way. Accepting this is a long road. Start by observing the words you use. Do you say "That person makes me so angry"? What is that sentence declaring -are you saying someone else decides how you feel? Is that really the way things work? Think about that. You can begin to slowly but surely change those thoughts by acknowledging "I made myself angry at that person," etc. Easier said than done, but it's worthwhile to practice this even if it takes years to grasp, because once you understand that no one else controls your reactions, you will be much more in command of your life.

 

 are Step 3 Write a letter to the person with whom you angry. Do not send it, and do not do this on email, where you might accidentally hit "send" instead of "save as draft." Read it again after a day or two. Write a second version, and a third if necessary. Write it as if you plan to send it to them. See how much more rational you become with each revision, and how much you start to maybe even see the other person's side of things (in some cases). Ask yourself how you can rewrite sentences that state your feelings in a non-judgmental way without compromising your right to speak you mind. This is your chance to have that argument (on paper, by yourself) and still be able to take back things that you might regret saying.

 

 have Step 4 Try and imagine how you or someone else may done something that this person views as a violation toward them. Maybe you did nothing wrong, or did something that the other person only perceives as an injustice, but keep in mind that as of this moment the other person sees their perspective as reality. We all fall into this trap at times with our own perspectives. Once we see that we sometimes react this way too, anger management becomes much more ...well, manageable.

 

There is one final step and it's found in the text of the day. "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath." In other words,

 

"Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil." Psalm 37:8.

 

Learn how to answer people with gentle words, they turn away wrath, do not use harsh words because they stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1.

 

Watch your friends, "Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered." Proverbs 22:23-25.

 

Finally don't be a fool, "Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10. A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.
Proverbs 29:10-12

 

Let us learn how to take our anger unto the Lord, and leave it there.

 

 

Join us next time for another ray of sunshine from

 

Garden Ministry.

 

Our Prayer for today:

Lord, help all your servants be like a cool glass of water to

 

those with anger in our communities today.

 

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