Anger Retained Yields Poisonous Fruit

Hebrews 12:15

There is a reason why we’re advised in Ephesians not to let the sun go down on our anger. When we hold onto and nurture our anger, our grudges, our righteous indignation, that root grows into something that poisons us and the people around us. The Amish have a saying, ”The acid of hate destroys the container.” When we fail to let go of our anger and forgive, we do damage to ourselves.

Questions for further thought:
1. Is it hard for you to let go of certain sorts or sources of anger? Which ones and why?
2. Are there certain offenses that are unforgivable? Would Jesus agree? 

​Challenge: The next time you are thinking and ruminating on an event that made you angry, turning it over and over in your head, replaying what he said and she said and what you should have said and how angry you are, ask yourself this question: “Are they thinking about this as much as I am or have they not given it another thought?”.