Anger Management Proverbs 16:32 The Christian is to rule his spirit – to be angry, but not sin. Anger will ruin your life and cause you to lose your soul if it is not controlled. The Scriptures reveal several methods of managing anger.
Divine Anger God expresses His righteous anger (Mark 3:1-5; Psalm 7:11; Joshua 7:1; Heb. 3:10) God is slow to anger, and His anger is often short-lived (Psalm 103:8; 30:5) God’s anger is always righteous
The Wrath of Man Human anger is seldom as purely motivated or righteously directed as God’s anger (Luke 15:28-30; 1 John 3:12; James 1:20) The wrath of man leads to folly (Proverbs 14:17, 29; 29:11) The wrath of man often results in sin (Proverbs 29:22; Ephesians 4:26-31)
How to Manage Anger When you are angry, admit it (Eph. 4:23) Analyze the cause (Proverbs 19:11; 14:29) Determine to be slow to show anger (Proverbs 12:16; 15:18) Restrain your words (Proverbs 10:19; 29:11)
How to Manage Anger Deal with the source causes of anger Jealousy (Proverbs 6:34) Angry words or deeds of others (Proverbs 15:1, 18; 30:33) Transgression or injustice against you or others (Proverbs 19:11; Psalm 37:7-8) Being around angry people (Proverbs 22:24-25) Being scoffed at (Proverbs 29:8) Frustration with yourself