anger of man

James 1:19-21

19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

It is so true that man’s anger has power but that it doesn’t bring any glory to God in our lives. As humans, we screw up the first part of that verse on a regular basis and most times it involves us dealing with some sort of pain in our lives. When we go through things that cause us pain I think our first reaction is to be slow to listen, quick to speak and quick to become angry. All these things lead to man’s anger and not God’s righteousness in our lives. When we feel like we have been wronged or we feel like people don’t understand the pain, whether its physical or emotional, we react to situations to be noticed. If we would have the perspective that God knows what we are going through then we are not in such a hurry to be justified in our pain that we deal with. I want the kind of life that God desires for me and not the one that I think is best. If I am slow to listen but fast to speak I am usually setting myself up to temporarily feel better but not to have a better life. If we live our lives in a state of reaction instead of action we let circumstances dictate to us the direction of our lives. That means that the devil can throw something like physical disease at us and it has the power to alter our destiny and the quality of the life we live. Don’t be governed by emotional responses to life. Ask God to help you to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. These are the things that turn us from ordinary humans into extraordinary people.