Ephesians 4:26-27 says, Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
Here are some other Bible verses about anger: Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry. Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose. James 1:19-20 Anger is cruel and can destroy like a flood. Proverbs 24:7 Fools are quick to express their anger, but wise people are patient and control themselves. Proverbs 29:11 Anger is a nasty little beast. It can blow up really quickly and get way out of hand. It also gets in the way of us behaving like God wants because when we're angry, we do things we normally wouldn't like yelling at someone, or hitting them. That's how it gives the devil a foothold. It's also Biblical to forgive people quickly and not stay angry after the sun goes down. Next time you feel angry, do some deep breaths, take some time to pray and maybe journal about it before you do anything. Fools are quick to express their anger, but wise people are patient and control themselves I often tell people I will pray for them or think of things to pray for during the day, but when I sit down to pray, I forget about them. By writing them down on a prayer list, I always know what to pray for and I remember to pray for people when I've said I will pray for. It also helps you to remember to pray.
Ephesians 4:22-24 says, Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. When I read this passage I get the image of someone taking off their old, dirty, tattered clothes and putting on clean, new clothes. The old clothes represent our selfish, sinful ways of thinking, speaking and acting. The clean clothes represent Christ-like ways of thinking, speaking and acting. Becoming a Christian is both immediate and a life-long process. You are immediately saved, but becoming like Jesus is a lifelong process. This process is driven by the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, but it also requires some effort on our part. We have to put off our old self and put on the new self. I believe that we do this through the spiritual disciplines such as reading the Bible, prayer, fasting, worship, gratitude, service, giving, fellowship and confession. What are you going to do today to take off your old clothes and put on new ones?
The words for worship in the Bible mean to bow down, serve, and fear or respect. We often think of worship as singing to God, but that is just one way to express worship. According to www.vocabulary.com, 'to worship is to show a lot of love and adoration for something.'
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