Anger Vs. Righteous Anger

We all get angry. It’s part of our humanity. Just as we are happy we get angry sometimes. It’s okay. Getting angry is not a sin. But there is a correct way to handle it. Someone accidentally rear ends you so you get out of the car n shout profanity like you suffer from Tourette syndrome n grab the other driver out of the car n smack them back and forth in the face n calling them everything vile and telling them about how Judge Judy’s going to make you cry with her decision when you file the lawsuit is NOT the correct way to handle your anger.

There is a thing called righteous anger. In Matthew 21: 12 Jesus went to the temple of God and He saw

the merchants buying n selling their goods and people exchanging money ... and He became angry

He began rushing to the tables and ransacking the vendors' areas and throwing their goods

" My House shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of theives! " He said. Jesus'

response is an example of righteous anger ... and we are called to react in the same manner when we are angry.

Does that mean that if someone rear ends us on the road we're supposed to jump out of our car, run over to the other person's car, grab them n give them a bear hug n thank them for damaging our car

with their careless driving? You can, but God doesn't expect us to do that. But, He does expect us to react appropriately. About 17 years ago. I had a falling out of sorts with a particular family member.

This family member had been kind of going out of their way to repeatedly hurt me, n I became angry and after over two decades I said to them, " that's it! I'm done. I don't want you to call, write, or come around. I will contact you when I'm ready." The purpose of this was to get unangry at them and heal from the hurt they caused. Rid myself of this toxic anger that is not pleasing to God that I had inside

But, I wasn't prepared for the outcome. When I got to the place where I wasn't angry n was ready to reconnect, the person's phone number n address had changed

Looking back on it now ... I wonder if I responded the in the correct way ... because now I'm not angry anymore, but I have lost touch with that relative. I can't talk with them or interact with that relative, so I pray for them. It is an example of what can happen if you respond in or to a situation with the wrong kind of anger. The Lesson : The wrong kind of anger & response can cost you something you never wanted to lose + more importantly cause you to fail in pleasing God in the situation