Our capacity for Anger is activated by our own interpretation that we are threatened and since it is our values and beliefs that are threatened we cannot hold others accountable for our anger.  Our anger is our responsibility to be accountable for what we feel angry about and how we express it.

Anger is not wrong, Paul tells us, “Be angry, but do not sin”.  Scripture is letting us know that anger is a normal human response.  We are not to do harm with anger, but directing our anger in the context of love, using its power for good rather than evil.

 Speaking of Love do you realize how close the emotions of love and anger really are?

We must remember that love by its very nature is vulnerable.  Most of us do not like to feel open to exposure because it leaves us at risk to hurt or pain.  We are greatly invested in those we love and may feel agitated or angry if something or some one threatens a person we love or even our relationship with that person.  So what happens, when those we love are hurt, rejected ridiculed or treated unjustly?

 After, just finishing up an Interest Group on Anger, my granddaughter had an encounter with a Road Rager.  Let me tell you the story from Grandmother Bear’s interpretation:

 My precious granddaughter had an encounter with a Road Rager last week.  She told me she did nothing to provoke him and of course I believe every word she always tells me because she is a good ‘Christian Girl’.    She states she did not even see him; he drove by her, flipped his finger and yelled at her from his window with a very angry, snarling, threatening face.  This scared her badly but she said she ignored him and went her way. 

Everything seemed fine, but she thought that maybe he was following her.  She drove to the high school where she was to pick up her brother who was getting out of school at an off hour.  She was parked in an isolated area with no one around and she saw the car again through her rear view mirror.  This crazy Road Rager was not to be ignored.  She was unable to get hold of her brother who was not coming out of the school or her father.  The middle age man proceeded to her window and began to yell all over again and this time was beating on her window.  She continued to ignore him.  She was frightened and panicking.  He finally gave up and left.  Her brother eventually came out and she was relieved, but was a very shook up young lady.   

Grandmother Bear does not like a mean angry wolf who huffs and puffs at her goldilocks granddaughter.   So I ask you Mr. Road Rager come to our next Interest Group on Anger.  Perhaps with the love of God we can help OR beware of Grandmother Bear! 

Check out RoadRager.com and always call 911 instead of papa bear or even baby brother bear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let us help you make Anger your Ally and not your Enemy.  Stay tuned for our next Interest group on ANGER