27-Biblical Anger Management-C Factors-14-Annoyances

 

                                                      14 - ANNOYANCES

 Frustrations and aggravations in the areas of peoples’ annoying behavior and annoying things are other common areas for igniting anger. Again there may be some justification, but very little before God if we hurt someone. Anger is harmful even to the angry person.

 Because we are complexly created and so varying in temperament, judging or criticizing is folly and futile; however, tolerating inappropriate behavior especially in ourselves is equally folly.

Things like scratching one’s fingers on a black-board, or cracking one’s knuckles may torment one person, but be nothing to another. Nevertheless we must take each situation carefully lest the enemy can get a foothold in an even ridiculous situation. Because certain things disturb our being, rational thinking alone may not enable us to alleviate a struggle.

Getting angry will not help either.

Situational Occurrence : someone does something that irks you.

                                   1- Ignore it- reduce its importance in your mind.

                                   2 - focus on something else.

                                   3 - do not believe that they are being deliberately

                                        malicious

                                   4 - dispense forgiveness

                                   5 - ask the Lord to help you!

                                   6 - let the person know

                                   7 - if possible and necessary, leave the area.

Situation 2-Unsuccessful in Overcoming:

                                   1 - take it to the Lord

                                   2 - objectively examine the problem

                                   3 - repent of anger, evil surmising, and accusations

                                   4 - acknowledge before the Lord where you are at

                                   5 - calculate your true capacity to disassociate

                                         yourself from the annoyance, act accordingly,

                                         and pray accordingly.

                                   6 - predetermine not to get angry and repent of any

                                        assumed right to do so or retaliate.

Note: If the devil detects a weakness in you in this area he will, as with anything else, try to ride it to the maximum to cause as much conflict as possible with the goal of causing damage and harm to everyone involved.

You must repent of every temptation and agreement to be angry, and cry out to the Lord for deliverance.

Note 2: “In the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You.” Isaiah 26:8

Isaiah 26:8 While waiting for the Lord we must learn to persevere in doing what is right before Him regardless if we feel that He is doing His part or not. He is totally faithful and is always working whether we perceive it or not. Just because we think He is not doing what we think or expect Him to, realize this, He is doing what is best for us. So we must be faithful in doing what is best before Him. That is what He wants, and that will cut off the enemy from gaining any control or influence. Praise The Name of Jesus!!

This may be hard to accept - in Him there is no problem or sin!

                                              7 - an indication that it has become a stronghold

                                             in your life are - situations of sensory

                                             associations. Every time you hear a sound or

                                             see something and you relate it to that

                                             annoyance or whenever a certain situation

                                             arises you associate it with that problem,

                                             then you know that the problem has gone to

                                             far and you have some repenting to do and

                                             some crying out to God for help. Crying out

                                             to God for what you feel you cannot defeat

                                             about it, and repenting for believing a lie. (that you cannot, or it is So Big…)

                                             This will help you break it in yourself and will

                                             cut off the devil’s attempt to influence you.

                                         8 - apply faith and love to all areas giving into

                                              no thoughts of evil assumptions and

                                              carnal understandings. Control your thinking process and emotions.

                                         9 - Ask the Lord to help you and heal you.

                                        10 - Give God the thanks. “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18.

Wrestle with yourself before God against every work of the flesh in your life, every ungodly behavior, attitude, thinking process, desire…. Do not leave them a peaceful refuge in your heart or mind. In Christ Jesus we have the victory!!!

“But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” 1Corinthians 15:57

If you are having trouble being free, having trouble releasing the other and allowing them unconditional acceptance, you are still to submit to the commands of the Lord in Scripture none the less. “Great peace have they which love Thy law, and nothing shall offend them.” Psalm 119:165.