None of us are immune to feeling angry, resentful, and deeply bitter!
When something unbearable, deeply unkind, completely false, and manipulative happen to us, it is in our sinful nature to become extremely angry.
These feelings have a way of stealing our joy, hurting YOU more than it does anyone else.
But what happens when you find yourself falling into the pit of despair?!
“This isn’t fair! I don’t deserve this treatment!”
“How could they hurt me like this? I am starting to feel deep hatred towards them!”
“How can I forgive them and move on when they aren’t sorry! I feel so bitter towards them.”
The Bible is a great source of knowledge when it comes to all issues to do with anger and resentment.
Christ experienced all these emotions when he was rejected by the people he came to save and killed by them! He knows what you’re feeling. Talk to Him!
Below are 15 Bible verses to help you overcome anger and resentment.
Ephesians 4:26-27 “In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Psalm 37:8 “Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.”
Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
James 1:19-21 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
Ephesians 4:31-32 “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
Hebrews 12:14-15 “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled…”
I John 2:9 “Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.”
Colossians 3:8 “But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.”
Proverbs 19:11 “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”
Luke 6:31 “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.”
Psalm 4:4 “Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.”
Luke 6:37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
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