Seven Deadly Sins - Anger

The fourth of the "seven deadly sins" is anger.

I actually talked about this a bit in my post Let It Go, where I explored Bible verses concerning anger. I don't want to duplicate a post, so I'm only going to pick a couple Bible verses about anger, and post them at the bottom.

I find that I get angry over ridiculous things sometimes. I don't think that's entirely human nature either, anymore. The more I learn about God, and the deeper my relationship with Him becomes, I learn that feelings like anger that might tempt us to sin are superfluous.

That doesn't mean we'll never get angry again. Sometimes we are going to get angry, but I think that as we deepen our relationship with God, it will happen less, or we'll be able to let go of that feeling much faster.

There are some days when I'm on cloud 9 because I've had a wonderful day, and all day long I've been communing with God, and having a jolly time. Then, someone says or does something, and I'm so mad I could spit. My joy is gone. Not because they wanted to take it from me (even if that was the case). Because I let them take it. When we let anger affect us, or influence us, we are letting someone or something else steal from us. It doesn't matter if they did it knowingly or not. It's our choice.

This is a hard concept for me at times. I'm a red-head, and I'm sure you know the stereotype that goes with it. I'm far less hot-headed than I used to be, but sometimes it's a struggle. I don't know how much of that has to do with my hair color, though.

So, we must be watchful and not be prone to anger, so that we don't lose our joy. Hold onto it. There is always a reason for joy, especially if you're walking with God.
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"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires" (James 1:19-20).

"Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it only leads to evil" (Psalm 37:8).