December 11, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

The Lasting Damage Of Anger

"A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control."
Proverbs 29:11

A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. "There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper," she said. "I blow up, and then it’s all over."

"So does a shotgun," Sunday replied, "and look at the damage it leaves behind!"

Prayer: Ask God to help you set aside anger for caring.

"What we need today is not anger but anguish, the kind of anguish that Moses displayed when he broke the two tablets of the law and then climbed the mountain to intercede for his people, or that Jesus displayed when He cleansed the temple and then wept over the city. The difference between anger and anguish is a broken heart. It's easy to get angry, especially at somebody else's sins; but it's not easy to look at sin, our own included, and weep over it."
~Warren W. Wiersbe