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[Three Things to Avoid When Youâre Angry](6vcroiCKN:m:1:2618166767:A4F81258A9A6573AD78548F4D616C3D4:r)
Rick Warren â June 22, 2018
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âIf you become angry, do not let your anger lead you into sinâ (Ephesians 4:26a GNT).
We all get angry from time to time. We may handle it differently, but none of us can escape the emotion entirely. But just because we get angry doesnât mean weâre sinning. The Bible says, âIf you become angry, do not let your anger lead you into sinâ (Ephesians 4:26a GNT). Paul tells us in this passage not to let our anger lead us into sin. That means that anger isnât necessarily sin. The truth is, we can deal with our anger in both appropriate and inappropriate ways. Unfortunately, most of us express our anger in ways that get us further from our goals instead of moving us closer to them. For example, here are three things to avoid when youâre angry: Donât suppress your anger. Donât store it up inside. When you suppress anger without expressing it in proper ways, itâs like taking a soft drink bottle and shaking it up. One day itâs going to pop! Itâll impact your body eventually. Doctors tell us a number of physical ailments are often brought on by suppressed anger. Donât repress it. When you repress your anger, you simply deny itâs there. Deny your anger often enough and youâll be depressed. When I used to do more counseling, Iâd hear many people tell me they were depressed, but they were really just angry. They just didnât think that Christians should get angry, so they simply bottled it up inside. Denying anger is a sin. Itâs called lying. Donât express it in inappropriate ways. We can express anger in a variety of inappropriate ways. We pout, spit sarcasm, manipulate, or do something stupid (get drunk, have affairs, etc.). None of those approaches get us anywhere near the result weâre looking for. So what should we do with our anger? Confess it. You donât just admit the anger, but you also admit the cause. You tell God â and whoever youâre angry with â that youâre frustrated or you feel threatened. The more honest you can be in your relationships, the easier it will be to get to the root causes of your anger. Hereâs the good news about your anger: You may have grown up in a home where anger was consistently expressed in appropriate ways. Inappropriate anger is learned, but it can be unlearned, too. You can change. You donât have to stay the same[PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>](6vcroiCKN:m:1:2618166767:A4F81258A9A6573AD78548F4D616C3D4:r)
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- How did your family deal with anger as you were growing up?
- Which of the three inappropriate ways to deal with anger do you tend to use? What would your family say you tend to use?
- What anger are you dealing with now? How does God want you to handle it?
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