Jonah believed he had the right to be angry even as he directed it toward God. Feeling justified with anger has the potential to block any resolution while undermining a relationship. The issue is not whether anger is justifiable, but how and when it is expressed.
How does God intend for anger to be managed? The Message reads Ephesians 4:26-27 as, “Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry, but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry. Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold.”
The issue is acknowledging the presence of anger and being accountable for adapting positive, biblical methods for resolution. The first step is to admit you’re angry and then state in clear, acceptable language what you perceive to be the cause of your anger. Ask God to give you patience and self-control before you speak.
Therefore, if
anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is
here! All of this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ. ~2 Corinthians 5:17-18 New International
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