JAMES 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
JONAH 1:3 But Jonah ran away from the L ORD and headed for Tarshish.
JONAH 1:12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”
JONAH 2:8-9 “Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifjce to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the L ORD .’”
JONAH 3:10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
JONAH 4:1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.
Take a time out
Admit it to God
“God, I don’t always know how to respond to emotional pain or rejection apart from anger. Please show me a new way to handle these diffjcult situations. Help me make the changes I need to prevent this from happening in the future.”
Identify the source
Give it to God
JONAH 4:4 …“Is it right for you to be angry?”
JONAH 4:10 But the L ORD said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.
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