My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry (James 1:19).
“In your anger do not sin” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold (Ephesians 4:26-27).
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips (Colossians 3:8).
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools (Ecclesiastes 7:9).
Is there something in your life that is worrying you and has taken over your life? You don’t seem to talk about anything except this. Has it become a nightmare? It doesn’t go away; you live and breathe it? Is there something that has cast a long shadow of unhappiness over your life?
Are you liable to fester all day about a stranger’s rudeness?
We live in such an incredibly divided world at the moment, and everyone seems very quick to judge. When someone cuts you up in their car, or pushes in front of you, choose an empathetic thought. Perhaps they’ve had a terrible night with a loved one being sick. Choose the narrative that stops you feeling tension and frustration.
When we are faced with a festering annoyance, let God challenge us to try and take another path in thought and action.
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