Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

In today’s key passage in Ephesians, Paul is doing some cognitive restructuring. He is trying to reframe anger in our minds. He’s trying to tell people then and us now that anger is a gift that God has given us. It’s the fuel that God puts in our emotional tank to help us advocate for what matters to us. It’s to prompt us to speak up for ourselves, for the less fortunate, and for our values. And so, Paul says, “Be angry” and learn to have a healthy relationship with this God-given emotion. For this to happen, you need to follow three steps, which is what we’re going to discuss in this message.