Anger: a Fire That Must Be Controlled ft. Kelly Spencer

Anger is like a fire! It is energy and power. Energy and power that can be used for good, or for wrong. Fire can be used for amazing things like killing bacteria in our food and water, keeping us warm in the winter, and it makes a wonderful place to sit around and sing praises to our King! But there is another side to fire. Fire can be dangerous and destructive, even deadly. When fire is out of control it is scary!

Anger is very similar. There is a time and place for anger. There is even such a thing as righteous anger. We see righteous anger when our Savior, Jesus, cleanses the temple in John 2:13-17. We also see it when God is calling Moses to speak to Pharoah, and tell him to let the Hebrews go in Exodus 4:10-14. Another Scripture that the apostle Paul wrote says this, "Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil." Ephesians 4:26-27 esv. There is a right time and place for anger.

The other side to anger is the dangerous, destructive, and even deadly side! When anger is out of control it can cause hurt and pain, it can fracture or sever relationships and it can lead to very bad decisions due to one not being able to think straight. 

We must have our anger, and all of our emotions for that matter, under control: self-control, which is one of the fruit of the Spirit we read about in Galatians 5:22-24.

In this episode about righteous and unrighteous anger, Kelly and I talk about:

• The misconception and misunderstanding that all anger is bad, or even sinful. 
• What are some things that Christians should be angry about?
• Avoiding the dangerous side of anger
• Self-control is essential to keep anger under our control
• God's people are called to be "slow to anger" James 1:19-20, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 19:11, Ecclesiastes 7:9. Being "slow to anger" reflects our self-control
• Christians are to be lights by being self-controlled and not allowing our anger to injure or destroy. We can also be lights by being angry and standing up against evil!

Anger is something that many, many people struggle with. I hope that this episode offers some insight on the subject and sheds some light on the Truth of anger!

Love y'all! God bless! And, don't forget to bless God and praise Him, reading His Word and praying to Him constantly and without ceasing!