Turning Anger from a Foe to a Friend, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Tired of anger hurting relationships? Want to stop losing your temper? Chip shows it's possible to control your temper and even turn anger from a foe into a friend.

Introduction: How to make anger work for you

• Anger is like a wild stallion out of control or under control.
• Our anger holds powerful potential for good and evil; it must be harnessed!

The A, B, C, Ds of anger:

• Acknowledge the anger
• Backtrack to the primary emotion
• Consider the cause
• Determine how best to deal with it

The practical process: How to deal with your anger

1. At whom am I angry?
2. What should I do?
3. How do I deal with the situation?
4. When should I deal with it?

God’s 3-step training method to bridle anger:

Step #1: “Be Quick to Hear”

• Our immediate response to God, others, circumstances, and our anger is to be “receptive listeners” not “reactionary responders.”
• Key Question: What is this anger telling me?

Step #2: “Be Slow to Speak”

• Our interim response to God, others, circumstances, and our anger is to “think before we speak.”
• Proverbs 10:19; 13:3; 29:20
• Key Question: What must I do to prevent a “verbal reflex response?”

Step #3: “Be Slow to Anger”

• Ecclesiastes 7:9
• Our life changing response to anger begins when we replace “reaction” with “reflection.”
• Key Question: What root issue is behind this anger? (ABCD Method)

Summary:

• Anger is a choice
• Anger is a secondary emotion
• It’s not wrong to feel angry, it’s what you do with it.
• The A, B, C, Ds of anger

Broadcast Resource

• Overcoming Emotions that Destroy Resources
• Message Notes

Additional Resource Mentions

• Overcoming Emotions that Destroy Small Group Offer

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