"Thirty-five-plus years of counseling leads me to this statistical conclusion: approximately one out of one people struggle with anger." Anger is arguably the most common problematic emotion people feel. It is prevalent in every culture and experienced by every generation. No one is isolated from its presence or immune from its poison. The good news is that God has given us the Bible--a book that has much to say about anger and how to deal with it. In this thirty-one-day devotional, biblical counselor Robert Jones guides ...
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"Thirty-five-plus years of counseling leads me to this statistical conclusion: approximately one out of one people struggle with anger." Anger is arguably the most common problematic emotion people feel. It is prevalent in every culture and experienced by every generation. No one is isolated from its presence or immune from its poison. The good news is that God has given us the Bible--a book that has much to say about anger and how to deal with it. In this thirty-one-day devotional, biblical counselor Robert Jones guides you through Scripture's teaching on anger: what it is, how to overcome it, and what behaviors to put in its place. Reflection questions and practical action steps for each reading help you to apply God's Word to your life. Try spending ten or fifteen minutes each day with this book, and see the difference it makes in calming your heart, reconciling with others, and growing in patience, contentment, and grace.
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You can read my fuller review at Spoiled Milks (8/16/19).
Jones doesn't write this devotional with the expectation that you will be immediately changed, and neither should you read it with that goal. What lies behind anger is your problem with God, that he isn't doing anything about your situation, and that his position of power isn't yours. Your anger came about over time, and it won't be fixed in a few weeks.
Jones has been a biblical counselor for thirty years, and he has written a book on anger. Those two help make this a solid, well-thought, nuanced devotional. You don't get simplistic advice. Things don't make us angry. When things don't go our way, they help us reveal that we are angry. Our inner desires come out through our words, tones, and actions and show that we are angry. Our anger "comes from the desires that battle within us" (45). Why do you get angry? You don't get what you want.
Jones then encourages you to figure out what lies you believe. What are your desires, and why do you become angry when they aren't met? In what ways do you think the world revolves around you?
How do you respond when you don't get what you want, even if it is a good thing? (1) Do you obsess over it? (2) Do you manipulate or "guilt" someone in order to get it? (3) Do you pull away from or attack the person who won't give in? What do you pray for?
Jones finishes the month on what to do when you are angry with yourself, angry at God, how to lament well, and he gives a plea to parents to deal with their anger so that children will not suffer under it.
This book is an excellent book. I can tell Jones has thought deeply about this subject. Think through what triggers you, and work on your anger in God's grace and the Holy Spirit's power. What you are looking for is a decreased frequency of angry feelings, a decreased intensity in how it is expressed, a decreased duration of episodes, and a decrease in the types of occasions (the different ways you are triggered).
