TWO KINDS OF ANGER
If you lose your temper, you've lost.
There are two kinds of anger. There is "righteous"
anger that comes out of a righteous response to sin. This is the
kind of anger that Jesus displayed when He chased the money
changers out of the Temple (Mark 11:15-17). You might ex-
press this type of anger,too. You can express this emotion and
still have God in control of your life. In fact, it is the Holy
Spirit inside you that reacts and controls your responses.
The second kind of anger controls you. You lose your
temper. You say or do something you later regret, Don't try to
give God credit for this type of anger. He doesn't have any-
thing to do with it (and He doesn't want you to either). This
is the kind of anger that the Bible warns against because it can
take over control of your life.
Only God should have control of your life. Make sure
that your temper is not pushing Him out of His rightful place.
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Don't be quick tempered,
for anger is the friend of fools.
ECCLESIASTES 7:9
