7 Secrets of Successful Families by Jimmy Evans

Author:Jimmy Evans
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: XO Publishing

Ephesians 4:26–27 says,

“‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.”

There is nothing essentially wrong with anger. All of us will be angry many times in our lives. In fact, nothing is more certain to grate our emotions at times than a close relationship with a family member. Since we are going to experience anger and need to be honest about it, the real issue is how we deal with it.

The Scripture text in Ephesians, chapter 4, tells us to be honest about our anger, but not to sin. We need to express our anger when we feel it, but in a healthy way. We also need to express our anger today and not let it build up or accumulate. Ephesians 4:27 warns us that if we go to bed on our anger, we give a foothold to the devil. Yesterday’s anger is one of the most destructive forces in a marriage and family.

Don’t let issues accumulate, or you will give the devil an open door into your life to taint your emotions and to accuse the person you are angry toward. Some people who say they’ve fallen out of love with their spouses are in that condition because their suppressed, unresolved emotions have deadened them internally. Also, because of their unresolved feelings, Satan has had the opportunity to interpret their emotions and to try to convince them to give up on the relationship.

Even when people say they’re “out of love,” they’re not. The positive emotions they once felt are simply being clouded over by unresolved tensions. Once issues are resolved in marriages and families, love and affection are quickly resurrected. However, unresolved anger and problems can create such a profound sense of emotional distress and deadness that often the result is divorce or major problems. This is why we must be so vigilant to deal with problems daily in our marriages and families.

When we are committed to dealing with our problems on a daily basis, we also need to understand how important it is to expose our emotions to the Lord daily. Sometimes it might be difficult or even impossible to get someone to work with us to resolve a conflict. In those times, we can still deal with our emotions and close the door on the devil by taking our anger and grief quickly to the Lord. Turning upward in those times brings peace and a divine perspective to our situation. Even when we are able to work things out with a person, prayer brings a quicker and more meaningful resolve.

Deal with conflicts in a positive manner.

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