Anger

I’d like to think that I’m patient, but I realize that I’m not usually. I get mad easily. I’d like to say it runs in my genes, but that’s not an excuse. Anger is one of the biggest foes of patience.

In fact the Bible tells us “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” in James 1:19.

And in Proverbs 14:17, “A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.”

In Psalms 37:8 it says “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.”

Ephesians 4:26-17 says “’In your anger do not sin’: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”

Anger is something that isn’t easy to ignore. When it comes, it just boils under and we just feel like we have to let it out. This is where patience comes into play. A lot of the times, the things that anger us the most, are pretty petty. If we can be patient enough not to blow up, then it could solve a lot of relationship problems.

I personally can say that I am quick to anger when it comes to my rabbit. I love Nosey to death, but sometimes, he knows exactly what buttons to push. He knows he’s not supposed get on top of his cage, yet every night he persist to get up there. And when he hops down, he takes everything down with him. I know he knows better because when I look at him, his ears go down knowing I’m going to scold him. When he’s down then he proceeds to give me kisses, and then I forgive the adorable bugger, but he has been my biggest test all week. Second to Nosey, my brother makes me the maddest, but I’ll delve more into that in the next post.

Anger tends to strike when we are stressed as well. I remember around finals time last semester snapping at my friend because she was freaking out about a cd and her bed posts. Being stressed is like a taught spring ready to release with the littlest of movement. It is in these times that we need to step back and ask God for peace and calm, so that we can perform with out tearing someone’s head off.