Anger Control

I read through Psalm 4 tonight for homework. One verse in particular spoke loudly to me.

Psalm 4:4 “Don’t sin by letting anger gain control over you. Think about it overnight and remain silent….trust in the Lord.”  I’m not an angry person by nature but twice a month for a couple of days I really struggle with this. In the down times of my cycle, I get frustrated, angry and irritable. I get down on myself and angry with others. Usually this all stays in my head where I battle it out with God but sometimes I blow it and say something I later regret. I’ve had enough regrets now that I know to do just as this passage says.

Sleep on it and trust in the Lord. Usually it’s just bad head space because of hormones and it clears up with a good healthy meal or time. This verse saves me from doing and saying things in anger that I shouldn’t, that I won’t mean in a couple of days anyway.  Once you’ve spoken angry words, you can’t take them back and people quickly lose respect for you.