Matthew 5:21-22, James 1:19, Matthew 5:23-26, Galatians 5:22

Matt Summerfield considers the best way to deal with anger



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In Galatians 5:22 the Bible says, 'the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.'

Every day, we can ask God to fill us with his Spirit:

  • God helping us to be loving - which destroys notions of hate

  • God helping us to be joyful - which cancels out irritability

  • God helping us to be people of peace - leaning always towards forgiveness and reconciliation

  • God helping us live lives of goodness - seeking the best for others, rather than pulling them down

  • God helping us to be kind - even to those who have treated us badly

  • God helping us to be faithful - never turning our back on other people

  • God giving us gentleness - which calms anger

  • God giving us self-control - helping us to respond not react

How do we manage our anger?

  • We own it

  • We pause to understand it

  • We learn to respond not react

  • We ask God in all this for His power to change us

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