Tempering Anger Resolve to manage it Remember the cost Reflect before reacting Release my anger appropriately Re-pattern you mind Rely on God's help 3. Reflect before reacting Think before you speak: 'Anger control is largely a matter of mouth control' Proverbs 29:11 , 20 Delay is a great remedy to anger 4. Release my anger appropriately Wrong responses to anger - stuff, spew, leak Appropriate response: Anger with wrong reason - confess & let it go Anger for right reason - prayer, and release our feelings, and wherever necessary communicate or seeking ways to re-direct What Healthy, Appropriate anger looks like: are quick to hear (hearing others, our primary feelings, and God) are slow to speak are slow to anger when necessary, express it appropriately (express of redirect it, having the right motives and methods) resolve it Resolve anger quickly Ephesians 4:26-27 26 "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while yo