Even if someone tells you "Don't get angry!…

Even if someone says, "Don't get angry! 😡" it seems impossible as long as the cause of the anger exists...

...If a parent's child does something wrong... they get seriously angry.

If a parent just laughs it off and says,
"That's not okay," without getting angry... they're a failure.

...Proverbs 23:13-14
..."Do not withhold discipline (correction) your child.
You can beat him with a rod, and he will not die.
If you beat him with a rod, you can deliver him from the grave."
...That's what it says.

...Not all feelings of anger are bad.
Even Jesus got angry...
...There are times when anger is necessary to correct injustice and wrongdoing in the world.

However... there is also anger that is uncontrollable, that you get so angry 😡.

...Young people are often said to lose their temper 💢, but anger also has a negative power that can destroy lives.

Getting angry raises blood pressure, which is bad for your heart and brain.
It can ruin close relationships.
You might also break things in a fit of anger.
Furthermore, you might make poor decisions in life.
...Sudden, emotional anger...does not accomplish God's righteousness❗️.
...Paul wrote in Ephesians chapter 4:
"Be angry, but do not sin. Do not let your anger remain until sunset,
and do not give the devil an opportunity."
I too...😰
Sometimes, when I get angry, I get controlled by my emotions...
...Ultimately...anger often ends up hurting myself more than the other person.
...Be angry, but do not sin❗️
Shalom 😄

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.