BE SLOW TO BECOME ANGRY

In your anger do not sin Ephesians 4:26 TODAY Friday, epte!"er ##, 2$$% Ephesians 4:2&'(2 )e*+ Arthur ,+ -hoon*e.d

o!e ti!e ago a person -a!e to ta./ to !e "e-ause she 0as a1raid o1 her hus"and+ A--ording to her story, she and her -hi.dren 0ere .i*ing in -onstant 1ear "e-ause his anger -ou.d erupt at any !o!ent+ 2is anger 0as a -onstant presen-e in their ho!e+ Theirs is not the on.y ho!e 0here anger is a 1re3uent *isitor+ Throughout the years I4*e "een in ho!es 0here you -ou.d .itera..y 1ee. the anger+ o!eti!es it 0as 5ust "eneath the sur1a-e6 so!eti!es it 0as e7pressed *er"a..y or e*en physi-a..y+ And o1ten peop.e 0ou.d e7-use it "y saying they had "een pro*o/ed, and there1ore their anger 0as 5usti1ied+

A--ording to the 8i".e, anger is a .egiti!ate e!otion+ 8ut !u-h o1 our anger is sin1u.+ 8oth 9au. and ,a!es 0arn us to "e s.o0 to "e-o!e angry, and not to sin in our anger+ Anger -an /i..+ It -an /i.. re.ationships, it -an /i.. our 1ee.ings, and anger -an .ead to *er"a., physi-a., or e!otiona. a"use+ o!e peop.e go through .i1e e!otiona..y -ripp.ed "e-ause o1 the anger they had to .i*e 0ith 0hi.e they 0ere gro0ing up+ I1 you ha*e sinned in your anger, as/ 1or 1orgi*eness+ As/ the 2o.y pirit to e!po0er you to 1ight your sin1u. anger+ And i1 you -annot -ontro. it on your o0n, see/ he.p through -ounse.ing or "y attending an anger !anage!ent -.ass+ It 0i.. he.p -hange your .i1e:

9rayer: 2o.y pirit, p.ease gi*e us Your po0er and se.1'-ontro. to get rid o1 our sin1u. anger+ hine through us 0ith the gent.eness, /indness, and 0isdo! you 0ant in us+ A!en+