How to handle anger with care

      Types of Anger Reaction

1.                Slammer – slams anything he sees around him.

2.    Hitter – hits the door or the person he is angry to.

3.    Quiet – suddenly remains quiet for a long time.

4.    Yeller – yells out to the person abruptly.

Which type of anger reaction do you fall in?

I.                  Problem of Anger

We get easily clouded with our intense personal emotions when stroked with anger. Then, we react severely to the point that we mutate like a tiger, lion or any other fierce creatures ready to devour the person they are angry to. 

Man’s anger is natural. 

But…

It is vengeful too.

It is not a sin to feel anger. We only commit sin by the way we react to it.

II.               The Roots of Anger

Anger comes from media especially from the movies we watch every other day.

If you fill your heart with moral filth, it will react the same way.

Anger has two Ps: Pride and Pleasure.

Anger satisfies these two Ps which make us to sin.

Satan desires factions, destruction, and hate to one another that’s why we have to be careful whenever we feel anger to our brothers and sisters.

Therefore, beware of sinful anger.

III.            The Solutions to Anger

Listening is a very effective tool to prevent us from sinful anger.

When we listen, it means we respect and value their perspective.

Listening also helps us understand the circumstances and speak wisely.

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can SAVE you. (James 1:19-21) -NIV

Replace Pride and Pleasure with Patience and Humility.

It is not easy but it can be done.

Remember that anger and vengeance destroy you more than the people you are angry with. 

If there’s a right person to be angry, that should be Jesus who was beaten, humiliated, and nailed on the cross with His innocence.

God's plan for the bad people

If God has a plan for every one of us, then what is His plan for the bad people?

Why unfortunate people exist?

Why there are poor people?

Why there are physically challenged people?

Is there a God who takes care of them?

If there’s a God, why does He let them suffer every day?

Where is the point which tells us that He loves us equally?

Mostly we ask these questions when we see these people face to face, on the tv, and on the newspapers every other day.

All of the abovementioned questions have been bothering me but not until I met a few people and listened to their own stories.

All of us were made for a purpose. It’s no coincidence that some people are poor and others are physically challenged. 

James 2:5

Did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

James 2:5

Surprisingly, we witness most of them not complaining nor asking why God has forsaken them. Despite the difficulties on their shoulders, they still don’t forget to put a smile on their faces and do good things like normal people.

They give us a reason not to give up and most especially not to turn away from the One who made us all.

Jesus told the poor people how fortunate they are for theirs is the kingdom of God.

-      Luke 6:20

(This is enough reason for them to hold on to the promise of the One who made them.)

They are here showing in front of us in order to show how blessed we are. They are a simple reminder to not lose hope when faced with trials and burdens.

On the flip side, we are here to show kindness to them just like what Jesus did for us.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9