Anger!

Anger. One simple word. It can mean hate, jealousy, ambition, but basically it boils down to a three letter word we all know so well. Sin. Why do we get angry? What makes us lose our patience? We get angry when people do stuff that we may intentionally or unintentionally do to others. Maybe you comment on how others do things and try to correct them. But the second they correct you... BOOM! You explode. Maybe it’s when people point fingers at you, when you do it to them all the time. Here’s a great verse:

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry. A man's anger doesn't produce the kind of life God wants.

James 1:19-20

Quick to listen, that is the best advice you can get. Listen to what others say and take good advice and don’t get angry when they do. If you shut up, listen and don’t get angry you will live a happy life. But you have to make the choice. Are you going to not get angry?

Do me a favor and pray for a few minutes when you get up. Pray that you won’t get angry and listen.