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The Problem with Anger
As Christians, we know we need God in every aspect of our lives do we not? We need God to work on us because some of us are so spiritually immature that it is hard to distinguish Christians from non-Christians. Thus, God commands us to do certain things for our own sake - not His. God wants to teach us how to move beyond ourselves to others. God knows we cannot make it to His kingdom until we learn how to sacrifice our needs, our wants, and our desires, for the good of someone else. In other words, until we learn how to love one another, even the unlovable. And, we can never love until we get rid of the anger. Anger is a strong feeling of tension and aggressiveness which arises when we feel threatened, frustrated, or wronged in some way. It is an emotion which charges up the entire body - produces enormous energy and sometimes spills out in physical violence or verbal aggression. If not put in check, anger can destroy. It is disconcerting that man seems out of touch and out of control. We are angry with ourselves, angry with God, angry with our parents, angry over lost opportunities to do something worthwhile with our lives, angry because someone we loved died, angry because someone rejected us; angry because we did not get the promotion we expected, angry because someone cut in front of us in traffic, angry because we cannot have our own way. Everywhere we look, people are being destroyed by their anger. People are angry and do not know how to deal with it in a mature way. Anger destroys us. It destroys us physically, psychologically and spiritually. When we become angry our breathing increases and blood pressure is elevated, the heart beats faster, more adrenaline goes into the blood stream, blood is detoured away from our internal organs and redirect to our muscles for strength, our digestive processes stop and our immune system suppressed. The eyes are dilated for better peripheral vision, the hands get sweaty and the mouth dries. In only seconds, we are transformed from a quiet condition to an attack mode. If the anger persists, the body remains ready for action and eventually begins to break down physically. Anger also affects us psychologically. When we are angry, we cannot think rationally. We cannot make logical decisions. We "fly off the handle" with the least provocation. We jump to wrong conclusions because our thinking is distorted. And, when our thinking is illogical, our behavior is inappropriate. We will do and say things that are senseless and out of order. We will misplace our anger onto the wrong people, curse folks, talk about folks and stab folks in the back when all the time it is our anger that is destroying us on the inside. Spiritually, anger will keep us out of God's kingdom because we are not abiding by His word. Scripture tell us: Ephesians 4:26-27 Gal 5:22-23 James 1:19 Psalm103:8 Romans 12:19-21 Ephesians 4:30-32 Proverbs 15:18 God wants us to bring whatever problem, need, emotion or dilemma we are faced with to Him. This means that as soon as we get angry, we turn it over to Him. When we allow God to manage our anger, we discover that He transforms it into something positive. Rev. Saundra L. Washington, D.D., is an ordained clergywoman, veteran social worker, and Founder of AMEN Ministries. She is also the author of two coffee table books: Room Beneath the Snow: Poems that Preach and Negative Disturbances: Homilies that Teach which can be reviewed on her site. Her new book, Out of Deep Waters: My Grief Management Workbook, is expected to be available soon. You are welcome to visit AMEN Ministries: Your Soul's Service Station for spiritual refreshing, soul edification, browse our newly expanded mini shopping mall or review our recommended books you may want to add to your personal library. Blessings to all!
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