What do you do with anger? Do you let it control you or do you keep it under control? Several months ago I was pulling out of the gas station into a line of traffic. There was on-coming traffic, but the person in the car closest to me had her traffic signal on. She slowed and I pulled out in front of her. Unfortunately, she wasn’t turning. She pulled on around me but the man in the truck behind her stopped along side my car and yelled, “That’s alright nut head. You’re the only person out here on the road. Do whatever you want and the rest of us will just get out of your way!” I felt my temperature rising, my face turning red, and I wanted to punch the man in the throat. I remember a time when I would have invited him to pull back into the gas station and settle things mano a mano. Fortunately I didn’t do that this time. But it’s so easy to allow our anger to take control and choose to spew off with a bunch of venomous words and hateful actions. The Bible tells us that we are to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. So the next time something happens that gets your shorts in a wad, take a deep breath, and choose to rise above it. You have a choice as to how you react. You don’t have to be controlled by your anger. You can choose not to sin.
I am looking forward to the new series we’re starting this Sunday. I believe the LifeGroup curriculum is also going to be powerful. The first sermon is about anger. What do you do with it?
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