By Wayne A. Mack (summary by Jeffrey Bush)
- The words anger and stressed are common, every day words amongst about
everyone. Both are destructive. - According to Ephesians 4:31, we are commanded to put away all wrath and anger.
- We often become angry because we feel our rights have been denied.
- Our anger is wrong when we let it control us – Proverb 16:32; 25:28
- When we say we were so angry we couldn’t help it, or we couldn’t control ourselves,
we are just excusing our behavior. - Our anger is wrong when we return evil for evil or attack the other person.
- Proverbs 29:11 and 22 says a fool always loses his temper.
- Our anger is wrong when we hurt or attack a substitute – taking it out on someone
else. - We should learn that there are some things that should be overlooked instead of
pointed out. Love covers a multitude of offenses. - Your spouse is a fellow brother or sister in Christ, and you are to follow the biblical
commands for reconciliation. - Scripture commands us to take care of today’s problems, for tomorrow will hold its
own — Eph. 4:26. - The Bible teaches that anger rests in the bosom of fools (Ecclesiastes 7:9).
- As Christians, we have the power to control our anger. When we fail to do so, it is by
choice. - The bottom line for our anger is that we have an agenda and someone or something
caused it not to go our way. - Venting your anger is not the answer because God warns against it – Proverbs 16:32;
29:11; Ephesians 4:26-27, 31. - We can learn to put off the deeds of the flesh and be filled with the Spirit. We can
learn to control our anger and not be controlled by our anger. - To win the battle over the stresses in life, we must learn to give God thanks in
everything and for everything. 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Ephesians 5:20. - To continually think upon what God has given and done in your life will help you
avoid giving up. - To win the battle over the stresses in life, we should seek to discover God‘s
purposes for these specific areas in our life. - We don’t always know what God is up to, but we do know many of His promises,
how He wants our good, and how He works all things out for our good. - God uses things in our lives to mature and complete us. Knowing this will help as
you respond to the stresses in life. - To win the battle over the stresses in life, you must determine what God wants you to
do in the midst of those stressful situations.