Proverbs 30:33″As churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife” Have you ever asked yourself why God takes anger so seriously and urges us to cast it out of our lives? One reason is because of what it does to other people. When we lash out at people in anger, we hurt them and create conflict with them, and that is wrong. God loves them so much an He loves us, and when our anger hurts someone, we are harming someone God loves. God also hates our anger because of what it does to us. Our anger cuts us off from others; no one likes to be around someone who may explode at any moment. Anger also hurts us by turning us into resentful, bitter, unloving people. Most of all, anger cuts us off from God, because anger makes us preoccupied with our own problems rather than with God’s will for our lives. Commit your anger to God and seek His forgiveness. Then ask Him to fill you with His patience and love. “The fruit of the spirit is … Patience” – Gal 5-22
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