Monday, September 15, 2008

Anger Management Continued

I want to continue my thoughts from a previous post on anger management. Over the past few months, I have looked up verses in my Bible concerning anger and self-control. Here is what I found...

  • God gets angry, too. (Exodus 32:10-14; Leviticus 26:14-46; Numbers 32:10-13; Deuteronomy 9:19; Deuteronomy 29:28. I could go on and on with verses from the Old Testament)
  • God has compassion when just one of his children ask for it, even in the midst of His anger. (Exodus 32:10-14)
  • God will punish for wrongdoing. (Leviticus 26:14-46)
  • God rewards for obedience - blessings, safety, peace, favor, no fear, abundance (Leviticus 26:1-13)
  • God is slow to anger. (Numbers 14:18)
  • God is abounding in love. (Numbers 14:18)
  • God is abounding in forgiveness(Numbers 14:18)
  • God has been know to punish sinners by denying his promises to them. (Numbers 32:10-13)
  • Each day is a new day to try and get it right. God's compassion is new every morning. (Lamentations 3:22)
  • Even though I continue to sin, God is forgiving, gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in love. (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 86:15)
  • God's anger lasts only for a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime. (Psalm 30:5)
  • God restrains his anger and does not release His full wrath. (Psalm 78:38)
  • God does not harbor his anger. (Psalm 103:9-10)
  • God does not treat me as I deserve. (Psalm 103:9-10)
  • I am commanded to use gentle words, not harsh ones. (Proverbs 15:1)
  • Do not sin when you are angry. (Ephesians 4:26-17)
  • I am commanded to keep myself under control (Proverbs 29:11)
  • I need to check myself by asking, "Why am I angry? Do I have a right to be angry?"(Jonah 4:4)
  • I will not give the devil a foothold!! (Ephesians 4:26-27) Anger and a lack of self-control are my weakness and satan knows it. I will be tempted. I cannot give him a foothold or he wins.
  • God's desire for my life is to be righteous, and anger is not a part of that.(James 1:19-20)
  • I will be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (James 1:19-20)

God is the perfect example. So many of these verses speak to me in so many ways. I could blog for days about each one, but I won't. I want God to speak to you. Take the time to pick one or two verses that He is speaking to you and meditate on them this week. The verses that I cling to, the ones that rise up when I feel that anger in the pit of my stomach are Proverbs 15:1 and James 1:19-20.

Livin' for His Joy, Karin

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, Karin, thanks for posting all those resources for us. Never done that search. His Word is Light unto our somedays angry paths. Blessings!