Saturday, July 14, 2007
ANGER
Brother Rixiang sharing...
- Anger could be very distractable.
- This world is full of anger.
- Ask yourself, what makes you angry?
- An hungry man is an angry man.
- An hungry woman is an angry woman.
- Uncontrol anger is very dangerous.
5 steps to deal with anger:
Ephesians 4:26-28
- "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4:29-32
- Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:26 (New King James Version)
“Be angry, and do not sin”
- Anger is a normal emotion.
1. "In your anger, do not sin."
1.1 - God created anger for good purpose, good intentions. Even God gets angry.
John 2:14-15
- In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
1.2 - His anger was righteous anger.
1.3 - Not anger is sinful.
1.4 - Human anger tends to be self-motivated rather than God-motivated.
1.5 - Human anger is generally an offensive weapon we use to defend our pride.
1.6 - Anger is the same as fire. We need to control.
3 ways people express anger:
1. Explode = to show your anger out.
2. Implode = to burst inward.
3. Become victim = keep complaining "why me. why not others?"
1.7 - Be careful how you express your anger.
1.8 - Do not gossip while you are angry.
2. Anger must resolve
- "Do not let the sun goes down while you are still angry."
2.1 - When you go to bed angry, we wake up angrier because it has already settled in.
2.2 - Settlewith the person first before you go to bed.
Girls: blood pressure rises up 6 points more if you gets angry.
Guys: blood pressure rises up 14 points more if you gets angry.
2.3 - When we get angry, anger takes control of us.
(i) Unresolved anger will blind us from what is good.
(ii) Unresolved anger isolate us from others.
(iii) Unresolved anger will cause us to be unGodly.
3. Anger open doors to the devil
Genesis 4:6-7
- Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? f you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
3.1 - When anger gets a hold of your life, you are prone to do things which you will regret.
(I) Results of Anger
(II) Stop and thing before reacting
(III) RESTRAIN your remarks
Proverbs 21:23
- He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.
4. Anger will turn to words that will hurt people
- "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out your mouth."
4.1 - Do not use sms, msn to resolve your anger. Best is meet the person up and talk to him/her face to face.
Proverbs 22:24-25
- Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
5. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God
How can you be angry and yet be good? There are 3 ways..
1. EXAMINE yourself
1.1 - How do you express your anger?
1.2 - What kind of person you want to be?
1.3 - What kind of person God wants you to be?
2. STOP and THINK
2.1 - Why am i angry? Is it because of the solution? Or is it because of the person?
2.2 - Is it worth angry of?
- Pick your battles carefully.
2.3 - What do you want out of this encounter?
3. Replace your anger
Ephesians 4:31-32
- Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
3.1 - Replace anger with forgiveness
What is Forgiveness?
1. Forgiveness is not forgetting.
2. Forgiveness does not mean that you must put up with someone's sin.
3. Forgiveness does not demand revenge or repayment for hurts suffered.
4. Forgiveness means deciding to live with the consequences.
~Yvonne~
Scribbled by: Child of God @11:18 pm
