Understanding And Resolving Anger

Understanding And Resolving Anger

Pastor Vincent - 23 October 2014

Lie Weakens, Truth Stengthen

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” (‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭27-28‬ NIV) We often live our lives in isolation to the meaning of this verse. In the beginning, God had created with all spiritual and physical goodness, given the ability to control and manage all things (desires, emotions, will, inclinations) and bless us with the ability and longing to spread the blessings we have to those around us.  However, we all know that such is not the case today. Today, despite going to church, believers cannot resist the pressure of the world to pursue success and having more in life; despite praying believers still do not feel joyful, assured and peaceful about what come may is truly plans of God that will prosper them and not to harm them.  Man, even believers, have become so occupied with the lies of Satan to the extent of not knowing they are living in untruths. Because of the lack of truth, we start looking at our creator, ourselves and our conditions incorrectly, subjecting ourselves to the slowly and insidious attacks of Satan, repeatedly. Yet unless one comes to the knowledge of the truth of God, he will never know the greatest problem of his life is not the problems he can see with his naked eyes but the deeper spiritual problem of being separated from the One who gives life to him. Through today's message, may the truths we hear become the strength in our hearts and generate the right need, will, sensibility and emotions in all things. If we cannot see how victimised we are by the Lies, we will never realise how great is the grace that God has given us.  When truth strengthens, it brings us into full resistance to the devil through repeated submission to God's words. And that's how the influence of lies weaken in us and our loved ones.

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<Eph 4:26-27, 31-32> ESV

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil (Or: Do not give the devil a foothold).….  31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

 

Be angry and do not sin <v26>

1) Intrinsically and inherently, anger in itself is not a sin.

2) Understand “Righteous Anger” – Can be a powerful force to put a stop to sinning.

3) Yet, our anger many a times lacks element of “righteousness”.

4) Individuals, Family and World are all terribly affected by anger

 

2. DO NOT let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold <v27>

1) Persistent/prolonged anger invites the devil to work.

2) Prolonged anger can open a way for the devil in our hearts to make his lies believable to us.

 

Causes of anger and Answers to it

1) Disappointment

⟹ Learn Submission and Love

2) Frustration (Thru repeated disappointments)

⟹ Grow in True Love (Always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres)

⟹ Even accepting and even adapting to someone who doesn’t change quickly)

3) Pain/Hurt

⟹ Understand that internal and emotional pain are more hurting than physical ones 

⟹ Learn how to relate your pain/hurt rather than retaliation

⟹ Most important, look to the Cross of Calvary – The greatest pain ever inflicted, yet brought redemption.

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Pastor Vincent Choo
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Vincent serves as the President of The Blessed Run Church. He is also the Senior Pastor of The Life Church and Missions (Singapore) and is an ardent missionary to the Chinese World. He currently lives in Singapore with his wife, Qiufen, and has three kids, Mary, David, and Caleb.

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