Six Tips For Controlling Our Anger (Proverbs 14:29)
Patience means slow to get angry
Tip #1: Realize the cost of my anger (Proverbs 29:22; 15:18; 14:17; 11:29)
Tip #2: Resolve to manage my anger (Proverbs 16:32)
Tip #3: Reflect don't react when angry (Proverbs 29:11; 19:11, Philippians 4:5-7)
Stop and ask "Why am I angry?"
Think about "What do/did I want?"
Respond with honesty "I feel hurt when..." "I feel afraid when..." "I feel frustrated when..."
Tip #4: Release my anger appropriately (Ephesians 4:26)
Don't repress anger
Don't suppress anger
Don't express anger
Confess it!
Tip #5: Renew my mind and friends (Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:22-24)
Anger is contagious (Proverbs 22:24-25, 1 Corinthians 15:33)
Tip #6: Rely on God's help (Romans 15:5)
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