Changing the Fruit of Anger

A – Acknowledge It

1. to ourselves
2. to God
3. yet be slow to express it to others

N – Note Sources

1. Why am I feeling angry?
2. What goal has been blocked?
3. What desire is unfulfilled?
4. What loss have I experienced?
5. What injustice have I experienced?

G – Guard meditation

1. Am I jumping to conclusions?
2. Is it right for me to feel inferior in this anger-arousing situation?
3. In what ways does the Lord give me security and significance?
4. Resist revenge and attitudes of punishment

E – Evaluate responses and goals

1. How might others, including this person/thing/event who are angering me, view this situation?
2. Are there things I can do to change the situation in order to reduce my anger?
3. In what way can I actively depend upon the Holy Spirit and prayer to submit my desires to God?
4. To what extent are my goals helpful ones? Do I need to choose new ones?

R – Respect Godly purposes

1. Do what ministers to others.
2. Express negative feelings if doing so serves a good purpose, the goal of ministry.
3. Restore personal worth by honoring God, who alone can give security and significance, rooted in Christ’s love. (Eph. 3:17-19)
4. Forgive those who are responsible for anger-producing situation (II Cor. 5:19, Matt. 18:33-35)