Anger Management

 
Is there an anger that is healthy? Aristotle said that healthy anger happens when it is expressed:

with the right person
to the right degree
at the right time
for the right purpose
in the right way

Think through those for a second. That’s really good advice!

We know anger happens. Hey, even Jesus got angry, really angry at times, and he didn’t sin with it or because of it. How about us? Well...

Let’s remind ourselves of a couple really important passages, one from James 1 and another from Ephesians 4.

"Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

But what if it happens?

"‘In your anger do not sin’: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."

Unreleased, unresolved anger really gives the Enemy an opportunity to destroy you. We need to deal with it, and old Aristotle lays out a pretty good plan.