Hello, my name is Chris, and I'm a sinner

Today I struggled with some feelings of anger and frustration. Nothing huge, but enough to put me in a bad mood and that affected my family. Here's my question; What do we do with anger? What do we do with the things that frustrate us, and what do we do with that frustration? I know me well enough to know, that when I get mad about something or at someone, the carnal side of me wants to do something in retaliation, even if it isn't toward the object or person that caused those feelings. Immature you say? Yes it is, but tell me you have never felt that way. We don't like to be hurt, we don't like to be put out, but it happens. So we must decide how we are going to react to these situations.

Psalm 4:3-5 says this: "Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
the LORD will hear when I call to him. In your anger do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent.
Selah. Offer right sacrifices
and trust in the LORD.

This is good advise. How many relationships and situations might survive if we were to take this scripture to heart. And we need to trust in the Lord, He knows us, He created us.

Ephesians 4:25-27 also says this: "Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 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."

The devil loves and angry person, an angry person doesn't think straight. An angry person listens to flesh and not the spirit.

So the next time we get angry, myself included, we would be wise to remember these scriptures and take them to heart.
-Do not sin in your anger
-Search your heart and be silent before God
-Don't let it fester, dont' let the day end before you make amends. This requires humility, if you don't have it, get it!

God made us, he knows we get angry and frustrated, but how we handle it is what matters.


From a sinner, to a sinner what do you struggle with?