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Did you know that having a temper is a sign of the End Times? I know it sounds strange. In
Truth, it is written in the Bible that before the Great Tribulation
of the End Times, anger and hatred will be very prevalent:
Matthew 24:9-10
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and
shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's
sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one
another, and shall hate one another.
Therefore, learning how to control your temper is so very important. We're seeing
signs of the End Times unfold before our eyes, so be alert. Don't get
lured into the devil's lair. Remember:
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
How to Control Your Temper Management Today
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If you will recall, at the beginning of this Temper Control Counseling quest for answers, it was mentioned
that you will be surprised about how much the Bible talks about anger. Let see some temper management Scripture that gives advice about ...
Anger!
Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to
do evil.
Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices
[ideas] is hated.
Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is
hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger
appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:32
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to
pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 22:8
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger
shall fail.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier
than them both.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in
transgression.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the
bosom of fools.
Colossians 3:8
But now ye also put off [give up] all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be
discouraged.
How about a little temper control and temper management summary of
all those?
- Anger causes foolishness.
- Where there is anger, there's bound to be trouble, and sin.
- To control your anger is wise.
- Anger can cause hate and discouragement.
- Anger is a heavy burden. Control your temper !!!
Have you been called to be a shepherd? If you feel the Spirit moving
you to serve the Lord and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, anger
has no place in your life. You have to be able to guide the lost
sheep firmly, but with an even temper.
Titus 1:7-9
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;
not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not
given to filthy lucre;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober,
just, holy, temperate;
9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught,
that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince
the gainsayers.
What is ... Scorn?
The dictionary describes it as vigorous contempt or an emotion
involving anger and disgust. You can think of it as that feeling you
may have had before that makes you want to grit your teeth and growl
at someone.
There's an old saying that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
This isn't a funny thing, people. Women who use those kind of sayings
as excuses to be angry women, are on the wrong path, and it's just
more opportunity for the devil to lead them away from direction they
should be heading ... Which is humility. Control your temper !!! Not
only does this go for women, but anyone who is prone to a scornful
attitude should read this:
Proverbs 3:33-34
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace
unto the lowly.
It seems to be that scorn is something that causes people to be
stubborn leading to pride and they won't listen to correction:
Proverbs 9:8
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he
will love thee.
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth
not rebuke.
Proverbs 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto
the wise.
Temper Control Counseling wisdom suggests that once you reach
a state of scorn, it takes punishment before a person comes to reason:
Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the
wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
While you have a temper, you will find things difficult to understand:
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy
unto him that understandeth.
When you're scornful, you're not hurting anyone but yourself.
Proverbs 9:12
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou
scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Temper Control and temper management tidbit of Truth ... Here is more wisdom from
Solomon: Liars despise justice, and the wicked like to speak
sinfully. Justice is prepared for scorners, and whippings for fools.
Proverbs 19:28-29
28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of
the wicked devoureth iniquity.
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for
the back of fools.
Control your temper. Get rid of the scorner and arguments will end. Trouble and shame will stop:
Proverbs 22:10
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and
reproach shall cease.
When the Book of Psalms was compiled, this was thought to be
important enough to be the very first verse:
Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful.
Temper Control Counseling warning ... The word for violent anger is Wrath. You have got to know that if anger is something that the Lord does not like, wrath is definitely a no-no. Temper management is extremely essential.
Psalms 11:5
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth
violence His soul hateth.
Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to
do evil.
Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the
wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 12:16
A fool's wrath is presently [clearly] known: but a prudent man
covereth shame.
Control your temper. Control the tone of voice you use. Once you
start to speak sharply, anger increases.
Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Once again, you're in control of your temper, so control your temper.
You can either hold on to anger, or stop it by controlling yourself
with simple temper control techniques.
Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger
appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver
him, yet thou must do it again.
More confirmation that kicking pride is one way of how to control your temper:
Proverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Temper Control repeated often, becomes temper management. Apply this next one to
your modern day life. A city could be the place you work, or your
home:
Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away
wrath.
Proverbs 30:33
Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing
of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth
forth strife.
Here is some excellent Temper Control Counseling advice on how to control your temper from Paul: Your
Father may find a prayer offered with wrath, hardly credible.
1 Timothy 2:8
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up Holy hands,
without wrath and doubting.
James 1:19-20
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift
to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of
God.
Amen!
What about ... Rage?
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and
is confident.
Temper control - temper management warning ... You've probably seen
it many times before. People who are in a rage are not bashful about
it. They are certain (prideful) that they have a right to be angry to
the point of rage. Nothing and nobody can dissuade them. When you're
not afraid of what the Lord will do because of your state of mind ...
My friend, you're getting dangerously close to either doing something
you will regret, or the Lord will intervene ... Control your temper
because I promise, you don't want either of those things to happen.
The place where the adversary wants to take you, using anger ... Is
here:
Let's take a quick Temper Control Counseling field trip ... As of late, we've seen entirely too much
violence in the world. We've seen terrorism that is occurring almost
everywhere on the globe. Remember the murders of 32 innocent people
at Virginia Tech, by a gunman who killed himself afterward. The media
as per usual, sensationalized this awful tragedy, and too many people
will contemplate copying what this person did, while his actions were
being orchestrated by the devil. Friends, there is no fame in anger
and violence. If this individual didn't sincerely repent in his heart
before he killed himself ...
Well, you read about the sentence that the Lord gave to us in advance
if we follow that path. In case you don't know, this disturbed
person, in his pre-taped video messages that he mailed between
murders, referred to our Lord Jesus Christ, as though he was
comparing himself. The package that was mailed, however, had a return
address with a name that suggested that he had Muslim beliefs ...
Which are mostly opposite of Christian.
You can plainly see that anger can cause confusion, irrational
thoughts and fatal violence, and can blind you from the Truth. It
appeared that this person was offended by a number of things that
Jesus taught us not to be affected by. This person had an evil spirit
conducting his life through vengeance, anger, hatred, scorn, rage and
violence. Don't fall into the same trap. It undoubtedly started with
something small, and it grew and grew and grew.
Proverbs 29:10
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
What does that mean? It means that angry violent people hate the
people who are good, but people who are just, yearn to be like the
righteous.
Temper Control reminder ... Now that you've learned that the original
source of anger is the adversary, it may prompt you to grow angry at
the devil. The Bible also teaches us that it's not our place to
accuse or hold anger, even for the devil. Even the Archangel Michael
didn't dare speak badly about him, but asked the Lord to take care of
it:
Jude 1:9
Yet Michael the Archangel, when contending with the devil he
disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a
railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Another very important thing to remember about losing your temper:
Never go to sleep angry!
Ephesians 4:26-27
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon
your wrath:
27 Neither give place [don't give way or give room] to the
devil.
Why? Because anger is one of the devil's seeds, and when it's planted
in your mind and you go to sleep, it thrives in the darkness of
sleep. That seed will nestle itself into your subconscious mind and
grow into a monstrous weed, without your even knowing it. Another
great reason to control your temper.
Eliminate your anger by bringing it into the light of the Truth that
you know from the Bible. Temper Control and temper management is a
must.
My friend, we've reviewed a lot of scripture, on just this one little
topic of anger, but here's one to kind of sum them all up:
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not.
In other words, don't ever get tired of being righteous, because you
will be rewarded accordingly. As you can plainly see, any retribution
for things that we blame others for, belongs to God.
My friend, do you recall in any of the many how to control your
temper Scriptures you have just witnessed, anything that remotely
sounds like, "Get in touch with those feelings of anger?" Now, just
relax, because you have learned that if you do not address those
feelings, they will eat you up inside and if you do not "express" them,
it could be detrimental to your mental health. Not true. The Bible
doesn't teach us to dredge up bad thoughts ... But rather to control your thoughts by teaching yourself the Truth.
1 Peter 3:8-9
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of
another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye
should inherit a blessing.
1 Samuel 16:23
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Temper Control Counseling summary ... Here is an excellent temper control shield to obtain and maintain
temper management skills. Music can make evil spirits leave. They
don't hang around where there is anything Holy, so kick on some good
spiritual music whenever you feel anger try and show its ugly head.
In short, there truly is a spiritual leash on your temper. The only question is ... Which end of the leash are you on?
