Most of us have used that phrase a time or two. Our knack for blaming others is hereditary. I blame it on Adam and Eve 
. When we use that phrase we are actually implying that the other person has the power to get inside of us and "make us mad." How convenient that our heart problem becomes their fault! Anger is dangerous and we dare not treat it lightly. We better not wait for somebody else to come along and make us "un-mad." The only person that can deal with our anger is us and Jesus said we better get at it soon because it is the seed of murder. It is time to "own" our heart response and understand the consequences of ignoring the seething and boiling nature of our anger. The consequences of unchecked anger will not always be murder but Jesus said that murder is the logical conclusion of anger unchecked. Jesus came to give us abundant life and living mad is not living abundantly. Living mad does not reflect the nature of the One whose image we bear. The apostles wrote things like, "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you..." with good reason. They were teaching people to obey everything Jesus commanded. They saw the good life and knew that anger was not a part of the life God intended. Some people seem to have a shorter fuse than others but regardless of the length of your fuse, you need to know what Jesus said about anger and how to minimize it your heart. We hope to see you Sunday as we study Matthew 5:21,22.
. When we use that phrase we are actually implying that the other person has the power to get inside of us and "make us mad." How convenient that our heart problem becomes their fault! Anger is dangerous and we dare not treat it lightly. We better not wait for somebody else to come along and make us "un-mad." The only person that can deal with our anger is us and Jesus said we better get at it soon because it is the seed of murder. It is time to "own" our heart response and understand the consequences of ignoring the seething and boiling nature of our anger. The consequences of unchecked anger will not always be murder but Jesus said that murder is the logical conclusion of anger unchecked. Jesus came to give us abundant life and living mad is not living abundantly. Living mad does not reflect the nature of the One whose image we bear. The apostles wrote things like, "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and evil speaking be put away from you..." with good reason. They were teaching people to obey everything Jesus commanded. They saw the good life and knew that anger was not a part of the life God intended. Some people seem to have a shorter fuse than others but regardless of the length of your fuse, you need to know what Jesus said about anger and how to minimize it your heart. We hope to see you Sunday as we study Matthew 5:21,22.