Day 15
by Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Anger
Control or be controlled by your emotions
It is okay to feel anger, however it is not okay to sin because of it. There is a balance that is needed because of our flesh. Practice self control over the emotion.
Unrighteous anger can and will destroy a marriage.
Giving into the flesh can cut off unity with your wife.
The only way to control it is to turn your heat towards God in humility.
It is not possible to fight with and for her at the same time.
Ash God for help!
Scriptures
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God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.
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Because the Lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.
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But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
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19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. 21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 25 But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
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And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,
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Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
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A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
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But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.
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A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
