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ever since we went to my uncle's home to make arrangements,  I havent been able to stop thinking about how sweet the citizens were. Robert was a very popular mechanic in that town. he had a stroke. my truck needed a carb adjustment. it broke down daily. but  I was too mad at my lying granny. she'd said my promised truck was a dream. Too mad to fix something  I could fix. too bad to stay buckled. severe injury. angry,  I went through a car window.  Like everything else in our lives, our emotions have been discolored by sin. Most emotions reflect a blend of both self-centeredness and goodness. But as  I was going to rehab cuz Roger got me addicted to spiritual growth. If we are waiting for a moment of selfless purity to express our anger, it will probably never happen. However, knowing that we are flawed can lead us into deeper dependence on the One who gave us emotions in the first place. Dad pitched over 100 billion temper tantrums as  I was a kid. He was a traumatic brain injury {TBI} survivor. Then when  I became a traumatic brain injury {TBI} survivor: 100 billion temper tantrums. Maybe 1 less than him! The Holy Spirit residing within us helps us monitor and learn from our emotions. Dad was an addict.  I got throroughly involved in church & spiritual reading. My outbursts were uncountable till  I started meds.  I got to thinking about church women. They all rejectred me.  I had moved.  I didn't pursue a church but my ministry. When monitoring our anger, it is important to understand that much of our anger is fueled by a hatred of injustice, whether real or perceived.  I like to blame my anger on not having sex in over 1 decade. But since my 16th birthday  I m no longer interested in women. Anger over injustice reflects the core longing for justice we all share. We are incensed when life seems unfair. We can know, however, if the anger we feel is sinful or godly by considering the provocation, goal, motivation, and timing of our anger. My anger makes me look at life differently than when  I m calm.  I feel more to write about in my ministry that way. Selfish anger is provoked when we believe we’ve been treated unjustly or unfairly. When Granny lied & said my promised truck was a dream,  I tried to commit suicide. We want something, we don’t get it, we feel deprived, and now someone is going to pay for having treated us this way (James 4:1-4). The goal is revenge. When driven by vengeance, we demand that someone pay now for the injustice we’ve suffered. We impatiently demand immediate execution of justice according to our specifications, and refuse to allow time for God to work in the hearts of those who have offended us (James 1:19-20). Our anger becomes a caustic acid intended to burn those we feel have burned us unfairly. When offended, we can be ruthless, hard, unreasonable, and devoid of mercy in our response. The revenge  I got on Granny boomeranged with  I waited till  I was a Senior in 23 months to unbuckle & pray for death, go through a window, decade rehab, countless surgeries, nerve damage, speech impairment, limp, etc., etc.  I am dealing with it 27 years later. Conversely, godly anger is provoked in us when we witness persistent violations of God’s standards of justice (Psalm 119:53). There is an appropriate time to be outraged over those who hold God in contempt and mar the beauty of His creation. The goal of godly anger is to warn the person who has breached God’s divine law so that once exposed they can have the opportunity to change (Ezekiel 3:18-21). This kind of anger is like iodine, an ointment intended to purge infection and promote healing in the recipient (Proverbs 27:6). It is painful at first, but in the end, it soothes and heals.  I should have been patient not impulsive with Granny. Her intuition, repeated prediction of my wreck, was right in 23 mons. Godly anger is motivated both by the love of Christ that works in us to extend His love to others (2 Corinthians 5:14), and by the fear of His coming execution of perfect justice (2 Corinthians 5:11). Godly anger is marked by a confidence in God’s longsuffering character (Psalm 86:15; 2 Peter 3:9), knowing that only He is qualified to carry out vengeance equitably. Godly anger refuses to resort to personal acts of revenge now, but is willing to wait for God’s wrath to be poured out against evil in His good time (Psalm 73:16-19; Romans 12:19). UI love talking to my shrinks. My 1st, majored in pc's & minored in psychology.  I had a cheap pc. He was invaluable. Because we are to be like Christ in every way (Ephesians 4:1; 1 John 4:17), by implication we are also called to reflect His righteous anger. If we are to stand for the Father the way Jesus did, we need to stand for the things He’s for, and against the things He’s against. Godly anger reflects our Father’s passion for justice. While we rely on Him to execute final justice (Romans 12:19-21), godly anger motivates us to work for fairness and justice on behalf of those who are oppressed (Micah 6:8; Romans 12:17-18). It reflects dependence and confidence in God as the ultimate Judge who always executes justice rightly (1 Peter 2:23).