Anger Does Not Have to Control Me

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Ephesians 4:26, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Anger Does Not Have to Control Me

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

Jonah let his anger grow in silence instead of talking about it. What lights your anger the fastest, and what do you usually do in the first few seconds?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for teaching me with patience instead of harshness when I am angry, like the time when…

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

God, here is what my anger is about today: … Teach me what to do with it before the sun goes down.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, before the day ends, settle one irritation you have been storing up: talk to the person, or hand it to God in prayer.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)