Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Not all anger is wrong. A good rule of thumb is this: If you are angry about something that affects you — how you feel or what you think — it’s sinful anger.
If you are angry about the harm done to God or others, it can be righteous anger.
Anger that is allowed to simmer turns into resentment. Resentment soon turns into bitterness. Bitterness turns into a root of self-righteousness that chokes the life, peace and joy out of you and everyone around you.
There once was a man who was told by his doctor that he had rabies. The patient immediately pulled out a pad and pencil and began to write.
Thinking the man was making out his will, the doctor said, “Listen, this doesn’t mean you’re going to die. There’s a cure for rabies.”
“I know that,” said the man. “I’m makin’ a list of people I’m gonna bite.”
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