1. How Not to Handle Anger. People usually fall into two categories. There’s two wrong ways to handle anger. First, there are spewers and second, there are stewers.
a. Spewers - Get it out in the open, They send emails, not just an email. They use bold and caps lock. They underline. They send text messages, they leave messages on the answering machine. They get it out, they feel better, they get it off their chest.
b. Stewers - Are a bit harder to find, but still dangerous. They keep it all within, and it stirs inside, and the anger just builds up. It’s like water that’s about to boil, and you say everything is fine, yet you are ready to rupture like a volcano because it’s been stirring on the inside.
2. How to Handle anger.
a. You make it right!
b. You take the exit ramp!14The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so abandon the quarrel before it breaks out. Proverbs 17:14 (NASB)
Maybe you get angry when you are tired. You get irritable and you get frustrated and things just tick you off. What do you do? You sleep, you go to bed early. You take the exit.
Maybe there’s a co-worker the jus annoys the fool out of you. What do you do? Will you avoid him? Or maybe confont him? You work something out, but you deal with it and you take the exit.
Maybe you’ve had arguments with your spouse about finances. You just can’t come to an agreement and you get all emotional and angry. What do you do? You stop, you get a plan. You sit down and make a budget. Whatever it takes, take the exit.
Maybe you’re angry at yourself, you’re frustrated with yourself, and you need to realize that God loves you, that God’s grace is enough for you, and because of His grace you need to accept that. You need to take the exit. As you feel this anger rising up inside of you, put sinful anger out and take the exit. Don’t let the sun go down while you’re still angry. Put it out. Deal with it.
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