" WHEN IS ANGER APPROPRIATE? "

This week we are looking into " Anger." We should all ask ourselves this question when is Anger appropriate and when it should be restrained? Also, ask yourself these questions when you become angry: (1) Why am I angry? (2) Whose rights are being violated (mine or another's)? (3) Is the truth (a principle of God) being violated? If only your rights are at stake, it may be wiser to keep angry feelings under control. But if the truth is at stake, anger is often justified, although violence and retaliation are usually the wrong way to express it. If we are becoming more and more like God, we should be angered by sin. We should not become angry when we fail to win an argument or when we feel offended or neglected. Selfish anger never helps anybody. Anger resulting from wounded pride is not good, take Balaam and the Angel for example. The donkey saved Balaam's life but made him look foolish in the process, so Balaam lashed out at the donkey. Now, If we're transparent we sometimes strike out at blameless people who get in our way because we are embarrassed or our pride is hurt. lashing out at others can be a sign that something is wrong with us. Don't allow your own hurt pride to lead you to hurt others. It's time that we All learn to CONTROL OUR SPIRIT. Until Next Time... Jim,