apostolicdevotional

Nearly everybody is vulnerable to severe feats of rage. One minute you could be feeling happy-go-lucky, like practically nothing could possibly ruin your day, the next second your eyes looking to pop out of their sockets whilst your mouth spouting curses after almost every other word. Every person could feel happy, unhappy, depressed or delighted. So everyone is entitled to feel upset, too.

The one thing about anger is that people today seek to justify it too much for his or her own good. When an individual gets mad to the point of physical violence, these people try and avert the problem by saying it’s actually the other person’s wrong doing for their becoming angry to begin with. Is this the attitude God wishes us to adopt from the Bible verses? I doubt it. Should we blame others for our own shortcomings as well as lack of ability to control our own behavior? Absolutely no. Period.

Nevertheless it should be mentioned there’s also such a matter as righteous anger. Unfortunate yet true, but sometimes we have to experience frustration if we want to let go of our pent up emotions. Store these kinds of inner thoughts inside for too long and you risk attracting health issues into your life. You could say eliminate source of your rage instead. But who lives a life devoid of problems? Everyone has problems. Even the happiest and the wealthiest people in the world have problems. No one is problem-free.

But what’s the Bible truly saying concerning anger? Let’s rediscover the following Bible verses about anger.

“Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:17-18)

“In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.” (Psalm 4:4)

“A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.” (Proverbs 12:16)

“A wise man fears the Lord and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and reckless.” (Proverbs 14:16)

“Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.” (Proverbs 22:24-25)

“Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.” (Ecclesiastes 7:9)

The Bible verses try to make apparent God’s stance on the issue. God favors the unprovoked spirit, and calls reckless as well as hotheaded men fools. The Bible verses state we should learn the ways of the prudent man if all of us wish to live a life of fulfillment and free from anger.

Problems simply cannot be eliminated altogether. But we determine how we respond to specific situations and circumstances, in fact it is during these times that God tests our fortitude against wrath and frustration. Prove yourself against these types of tests. Demonstrate you are worthy of the Lord’s compassion by displaying