Proverbs - Anger

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:

for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

If we are women who are going to punish people with our anger we will suffer punishment.  Anger is usually rooted in pride and considering our plans and feelings as if they are the most important.  We must humble ourselves in order to not react with wrath.  Wrath does not produce what God wants done in a situation.  If we sense that boiling blood coming on, we should put a hand over our mouth, go somewhere fast, and humble ourselves before the Lord praising Him and thanking Him that no matter what just happened, He can work it together for good.  When we are angry we are basically declaring that we don’t trust God with the situation and our judgment is upon the situation. 

Another part of this proverb tells us that if we deliver people from the consequences of their wrath we will have to do it again and again.  If our husbands or children do something out of anger we must let them reap the consequences so that they may see the error of their way.  Sure, we can come alongside and help them but never deliver them.  If we apologize on their behalf or try to make amends apart from them, we will only contribute to the problem.  Wrath – anger with punishment – is God’s alone and the sooner they see the destruction from such a position, the sooner they might cry out to God for forgiveness and deliverance.