Anger is a natural human emotion.  I can have little annoyances build up until I explode with rage.  Other times, an unfair situation enrages me.  In this life, stuff is going to annoy me.  I have a choice in dealing with my angry feelings.

Ephesians 4:26 is, “And ‘don’t sin by letting anger control you.’  Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.”  (Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004, 2007).  I can allow anger to control me.  It consumes my entire being, drowning out reason.  My anger controls me when I choose to dwell in it.  Carrying around bitter emotions is sin and opens the door for me to fall further.

I avoid helping the enemy when I resolve anger quickly.  I do not sleep well with distressed thoughts running through my head.  Even if I am not able to work through my feelings in one day, I have learned the longer I hold onto anger, the more it hurts me.  I must surrender my injured feelings to God.  I sometimes cry out for the willingness to let go of emotions.  In this life I will experience anger.  God gives me strength to resolve it and helps me move on.