Anger That Causes Action

Posted by User ImageJeremy Newton on Wednesday, February 27th 2008   
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Well I’ve gotta story to tell you about anger. I’m not a naturally angry person. I think the only time I was ever like really angry was once when someone was talking trash about my girlfriend(EX) and that was like 3 years ago. Well over the weekend my cell phone started deleting all my contacts and it started to make me mad but I gave it another chance. Well I was at the young adult hang out and it deleted them again and so I just gave up on it right there. I dropped it on the ground and kicked it across the room and broke it.

It took me a awhile to realize what had happened. I thought it was funny and I needed a new phone anyways so who cares what happens to it but then I realized that my anger caused me to action that I normally wouldn’t have.

So I got to thinking over the weekend why is it that when anger takes control we are totally different. Well I don’t think there is anything wrong with being upset or being angry but it depends on how you act. Me kicking my phone across the room wasn’t a sin but had I been angry for someone for doing something and I beat the snot out of them then yeah that would be a sin. Either way my anger caused me to action that I normally wouldn’t have.

It was funny cause I’ve had this in my head and I have been going back and forth on whether or not to talk about it and then I was reading Psalms this morning and God just kinda pointed it out to me.

Psalms 4:4 (NCV)

When you are angry, do not sin. Think about these things quietly as you go to bed.

Well I guess God kinda had to remind me of that. When you are angry do not sin. Anger is normal and it’s a form of expressions when you are upset or someone has done something to harm you. But it is when you sin cause of that is when it’s bad.

Here are some ways that anger could make you sin:

Cussing,
Hitting,
Talking Bad About Someone,
Gossip,
Lie,
Cheat,
Steal

There are alot of things that can come from anger if you let it control you.

I usually never get angry but I guess when I do it’s probably a good thing that I know that God can keep me from sinning.

What are some area’s you have sinned cause of anger?
What are things that make people angry in our culture?
Where is the point when your anger causes action?

These are some questions you can answer and I hope to expand on later from the discussion we will have.

Feel free to add any points or any thoughts you have also. I will be expanding and would love to share what knowledge you have been given.

Much Love ~ Jeremy Newton

P.S. To let you know I’m stuck with an old cell phone I hate cause of my actions. So there is always a consequence for your action =)

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no imageJD Lusan (Who am I?) Said,
February 27th, 2008 @8:05 am  

Jeremy,

Great post. You hit the nail on the head. Anger is not necessarily wrong. Remember when Jesus cleared the Temple. He was a bit upset I think. Anyway, it is important that we have self control when we are angry and as the scripture said “do not sin”. This is something we all need practice in, thank goodness for God’s grace. Thanks again.

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no imageElizabeth Loveland (Who am I?) Said,
February 27th, 2008 @8:34 am  

Jeremy,
This is a really good blog. I really liked it. God has been working on that in my life that and forgiveness. After all I have been through its hard not to be angry but with God’s help that has all changed. I am a different person because of all I have been through.
Feel free to check out my blog site. Its http://www.allforgodskingdom.blogspot.com
Elizabeth

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no imagehaley (Who am I?) Said,
February 27th, 2008 @9:26 am  

Ha ha ya anger can get u into some situations you might want to be in at that moment but when you think about it and you don’t ask that person for forgiveness or something then things could happen and you could loose a friend for a while I have a story about that this person wouldn’t talk to me cuz she was so mad at something someone else had said and it affected her not to talk to me cuz that anger was so built up in this person that she didn’t want anything to do with me I would ask her for forgiveness and she wouldn’t say anything and i asked her 2 or 3 times and then she said I have changed and God is working on me with forgiveness so now me and this person talk all the time and we tell each other tons of things So anger to a person Leads to nothing but when you put forgiveness in it it leads to a better relationship with that person

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no imageImaNicePerson (Who am I?) Said,
February 27th, 2008 @10:31 am  

Good point. Anger will get you in trouble if you react without thinking about the consequences. It is best if you don’t act on your “gut reaction”. If you take time to think about the situation you can generally make a wiser decision as to how to deal with your anger.

The only point which requires my action is when an innocent child is being taken advantage of.

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no imageJeremy Newton (Who am I?) Said,
February 27th, 2008 @10:34 am  

Yeah I agree. If a child or someone you know is being taking advantage of or being harmed I think it would be good to react and anger is probably gonna be involved. But anger helps in that sense cause the know your serious cause your emotion is there.

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no imageAlexander (Who am I?) Said,
February 28th, 2008 @9:20 am  

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no imageAnthony (Who am I?) Said,
February 28th, 2008 @11:10 am  

ha, i could never see you taking your anger out on a cell phone. lol thats quite comical. but yeah. when im angry the first thing i do is swear alot. ALOT. but its deffantly hard to help that with where i am and what i do. alot of the times it is anger that drives me tho. its defiantly not the best motivation but out here its the only option some times. but as anger goes it is a good realization of knowing what you stand up for. there is righteous anger and i think you were in the right to be angry at this person. lol i dont think your cell phone deserved the punishment though.
heres a thought that runs through my mind alot. some times when im out and one of the locals gives me a stare or strange look. i get fired up. like really fired up. and so much hatred and rage boils up inside me and if i had the opportunity i would snuff out their life at that point. but as i pass and they go on their way, the feeling resides and im normal again. then i think about it and i wonder why i felt that way and i know its wrong but i cant help it at the time. i wish it wasn’t that way. but i can control those feelings thankfully. but hey man. good post and some thing to think about.

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no imageJeremy Newton (Who am I?) Said,
February 28th, 2008 @11:46 am  

Hey man thanks for stopping by. Yeah I can imagine that if I was in your situation. I’m still praying for you man while your in the stan. Good luck.

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