November 9, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

Don't Let Anger Overtake You

"'In your anger do not sin': Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold."
Ephesians 4:26-27

You will be confronted in life with things that will make you angry. Yet, we should never allow it to control us.

A young boy was driving a hayrack down the road when the wagon fell over in front of a farmer’s house. The farmer came out, saw the young boy crying and said, "Son, don’t worry about this, we can fix it. Right now dinner’s ready. Why don’t you come in and eat with us and then I’ll help you put the hay back on the rack." The boy said, "No, I can’t. My father is going to be very angry with me." The farmer said, "Now don’t worry, just come in and have some lunch and you’ll feel better." The boy said, "I’m just afraid my father is going to be very angry with me." The farmer and the young boy went inside and had dinner. Afterwards, as they walked outside to the hayrack, the farmer said, "Now, son, don’t you feel better after that great meal?" The boy said, "Yes but I just know that my father will be very angry with me." The farmer said, "Nonsense. Where is your father anyway?" The boy said, "He’s under that wagon."

Prayer: Ask God to help you control anger, not to let it control you.

"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good. Now and then a man should be shaken to the core with indignation over things evil."
~Henry Ward Beecher