James 1:19-20 ~ “Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry. Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.” (GNT)
Anger is dangerous. It isolates you; it lies to you, tries to justify its existence. Anger distorts, it confuses. It takes you out of character, makes you forget who you are. It will blind you, make you say and do things that you will regret. Anger is vicious and malicious and means only to do harm. It knows you, knows what things will set you off and it searches for opportunities to rise up within you. Anger wants to keep you as far away from the purpose God has for you as possible. I want to remind you today that you can not achieve what God has planned for you to do with a quick temper. When you’re in a situation and someone upsets you, there are no laws that say you HAVE to respond. Don’t allow anger to take you out of character and away from God. He is love, He is peace, He is joy. If we are made in His likeness and in His image, we dare not allow anything make us look any different!
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