Overcoming Anger

OVERCOMING ANGER
by Ronnie Christian on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 11:33am ·

Christian Cowboys and Friends January/February/March 2013 Teaching/Newsletter

Ronnie Christian • P.O. Box 187 • Blanco, Texas 78606 • (830) 386-4936

INTRODUCTION: My name is Ronnie Christian. I am a rodeo cowboy who loves Jesus

and wants to bring others to know Him. I am a member of the Professional Rodeo

Cowboys Association.

VISION: Reach rodeo cowboys and cowgirls with the good news that Jesus loves them and Jesus

Saves. Through this, their families, friends, and the many people they contact around the world, including

ranchers and others in the horse and livestock industry will know God cares for them and Jesus is Lord.

EXPECTATION: See people saved, set free, healed spiritually, physically, emotionally, filled with the Holy Spirit, and living a life

pleasing to God.

Overcoming Anger

Anger –

You Are Not

Welcome Here.

Go!

Going From Anger

to Calm and Peace

James 1:19-20 “This you know,

my beloved brethren. But everyone

must be quick to hear, slow

to speak and slow to anger;

20 for the anger of man does not

achieve the righteousness of

God.”

Anger should not be able to control us; we are to control our

anger. God put us in charge, so let’s rule by our spirit and not let the

flesh rule over us with anger. Are you ready to be set free from uncontrolled

anger and its results? You can be a person with much more

peace and calm. Those around you will surely appreciate it and all will

benefit from your new found peace and way of handling life.

There are the type of people who just let things roll off and do not

want any confrontation at all. There are others who are provoked to

anger at even the smallest of issues. They act or react in anger and

burst out in word and deed so quickly, it is surprising and hurtful to

those around them. The one lashing out is not very happy with himself

or herself to be honest, but pride says, “That’s just me. That’s the

way I am. Take it or leave it.”

Many of these are nice people in many ways, until the anger causes

them to blow up. Once they have said there piece or tore something

or someone down, they are calm again and the event is over. But

the damage has been done to a relationship. Others are still hurting

as a result. Often it is only verbal, but this too causes much damage.

There is a away to changer. It is found in the word of God. I tell

people, ”If you are sick-eat healing Scriptures. If you are sad and have

a spirit of heaviness–eat joy Scriptures. If you are broke financially-eat

prosperity Scriptures. And so forth. So if you are angry or have a tendency

to become angry very easily, eat Scriptures that deal with anger

and being calm. Reading (I call it eating) Scriptures will change the

way we think, act, react, and live. Others lives around us will enjoy us

much more and we will enjoy them and even our own selves much

more .Life will be more enjoyable when you stop having “outburst of

anger.”

Is there ever a time to be angry? Yes, when evil and unrighteousness

surface. However, deal with the problem and get your peace and

calm thinking back as soon as possible. See Ephesians 4:26-32. Even

Jesus got angry at those in the temple; however He did not let anger

control His life. If He had, He would not have fulfilled His Father’s purpose

for sending Him to the earth.

Anger eats a person up; it can be like a cancer. Unforgiveness can

set in and the angry person becomes a slave to unforgiveness and bitterness.

It’s hard to keep your joy when you are angry so much of the

time. God wants us to enjoy the trip called life. Anger steals our peace,

our joy, and our relationships. Anger keeps us from being the person

God designed us to be. Outbursts of anger is a deed of the flesh.

Love, joy, peace is fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Anger of kings caused wars. It has caused the death or harm to

many of people. It has caused people to fail that should have succeeded.

It has caused good relationships to end in bitterness and separation.

We can fix this anger problem in our lives. First admit that you

have an anger problem, so God can forgive you and help you be set

free from this trait. I said earlier that we should eat or read Scriptures

that deal with the areas we need to change. So I have compiled a list

of Scriptures to help people who are angry or who get angry so easily.

The word of God when you meditate on it and quote it will change

your life. For some there will be immediate and drastic change. For

others the root problem and habit is so ingrained, it may take a little

longer. For most of us, we will improve greatly, although we may still

slip back to our old ways occasionally-but not as often and for not as

long and it won’t be as intense as we begin to handle situations differently.

Result will be more peace in your life and those around you.

Read these verses daily until there is a real change in your life.

When you change, be determined to be a person of peace and joy. Be

determined that anger will not rule and wreck your life and those

around you. When or if you slip back to the old person of anger, reread

these daily until you become what God wants you to be.

Psalm 39 encourages us to listen, meditate, then speak. Psalm

39:1-3 I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will

restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.” (2)

I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; And my sorrow

was stirred up. (3) My heart was hot within me; While I was musing,

the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue…”

Psalm 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me,

and know my anxieties; (24) And see if there is any wicked way in me,

And lead me in the way everlasting.” Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way

that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” Prov.

14:29 “He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who

is impulsive exalts folly.” Prov. 15:1 “A soft answer turns away wrath,

But a harsh word stirs up anger.” Prov. 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is

a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”

Proverbs 15:23 “A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,

And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!”

Prov. 15:28 “The heart of the righteous studies how to

answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. Prov. 16:2-3 “All

the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the

spirits. (3) Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be

established. Prov. 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, And a

haughty spirit before a fall.” Prov. 16:24 “Pleasant words are like a

honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.” Prov.

16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who

rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” Prov 17:9 Note: Stop repeating

past hurts and things that were said and done-it only stirs up hurt

and anger again. Prov 17:9 “He who covers a transgression seeks

love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.” Prov 17:14 “The

beginning of strife is like releasing water; Therefore stop contention

before a quarrel starts.” Prov 17:27 “He who has knowledge spares

his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.” Prov 18:13

“He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to

him.” Prov 18:21 Note: Control your mouth. Keep your heart right

before God. What is in your heart comes out of your mouth. Use your

tongue to speak life. Your words can build up and bring life or tear

down and cause death. Prov 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of

the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Prov 19:11 “The

discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook

a transgression.”

See Galatians 5:19-23. Ephesians 4:26-32. James 1:19-20 “This you

know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow

to speak and slow to anger; (20) for the anger of man does not

achieve the righteousness of God.” Romans 12:18 “If possible, so far

as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.

As you begin to change, there are times when situations must be

dealt with sternly. Keep your temper under control as you deal with the

situation or person. Some of us are more intense than others and we

handle things in such a way with our personality that others think we

are angry with them, when in fact we are just trying to handle a situation

and be done with it and move on. But be careful, it is so easy to

move past being intense to anger and go back to our old ways. Be led

by the Holy Spirit in this area of your life as in others. (Romans 8:14)

As you change, the results will be blessings and peace to your self

and those around you. Your medical reports will even be better. Your

relationships will be better. Life will be better. “Pursue peace with all

men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.”

(Hebrews 12:14)

Matthew 5:9 (Jesus said) “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they

shall be called sons of God.” Note: Peacemakers will bring up

unpleasant things; they will call or drive to see someone to talk about

things that could cause strife and division if left alone and not dealt

with. It is not fun, but often necessary. Peacekeepers on the other

hand do not want confrontation, so they just keep quiet about the

problem. It will surface sooner or later. However, the peacemaker

must keep as his goal to restore and make peace. He must not bring

the situation up in anger. There is a way to do this.

You can go from a person of anger to a person of calm and peace

and still stand up for what is right and keep things moving along in the

work place and family. You can live without all the anger. Life will

be much more enjoyable. God has enabled you to win in life and you

can overcome a lifestyle of anger and outbursts of anger. You can be

in control. You can be pleasant and enjoyable to be around. Life will

be much more enjoyable. Go in peace as Jesus told us. Put on laughter

and kind words. Put on the oil of joy. Keep your joy.

Jesus died for you to have joy. Be blessed!

As a bonus –the Bible lets us know that joy of the

Lord is our strength. Also, laughter does good like a

medicine. Anger brings stress, headaches, heart

aches, and bad heart conditions. Anger causes fights

that end up in harm. Joy brings good health. Anger is

destructive. Peace is productive.

The Word will change us. Stay in the Word

about anger (keep reading and quoting it) until it has

a positive effect in your life. You will win when you

stay in the Word and apply it to your life. I believe for

good reports in the future in this area of your life. And

it will cause other areas of life to improve also. Go, be

the person of love, joy, peace, and power the Holy

Spirit has designed you to be. Life is about to be much

better. It is a gift from Jesus. Enjoy!

Out of anger to life. Sin produces an angry spirit

toward God and others. Sin draws people away

from God. God does not want you to be an angry person

with sin controlling your life. No, He wants to forgive

you. He sent Jesus to give us eternal life and

abundant life here also. Confess your sins and

receive Jesus as Savior. Pray: Dear God, I am a sinner

who needs a Savior. Forgive my sins and all my

anger. Thank You Jesus for dying for me on the cross

and shedding Your blood to wash away my sins.

Thank You for not being mad at me. I receive Jesus

right now as Savior and the Lord (Boss, Master) of my

life. Take away my sin and my anger. Holy Spirit, help

to live a life that is pleasing to my Father in Heaven.

In Jesus name-Amen. Now read Romans 3:10, 3:23,

5:8, 6:23, 10:9-10, 13.

Cowboy Partners: You can be a Cowboy Partner

with us as we present Jesus and see people come out

of lifestyles of sin and anger and hurt and immorality

to lives of joy in the kingdom of God. We go to rodeos,

bull ridings, other events, casinos, restaurants, airports

proclaiming that Jesus is Lord and He loves

people. We encourage people to be all that God

intended them to be. We encourage people to win in

life and enjoy life with the love of God lived out mightily

in them and those they meet. You can send funds

and prayers. Also you can help us when we are in

your area. Be blessed. Our Cowboy Partners are

blessed as they help and bless others.

Service: What about your group? Is there anything

that we can do for you? Let us know.

Serving Jesus with joy

Ronnie Christian, Phil 4:19

Christian Cowboys and Friends

P.O. Box 187

Blanco, TX 78606

(830) 386-4936

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On the Trail

The trail has been good with good reports and a good harvest.

My wife, Cherlyn, and I were recently in Las Vegas at the

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo recently. We were there for

two weeks. We presented Jesus at the rodeo, the casinos,

the trade shows, the restaurants, the airport, on the jet plane

and everywhere we went. People were drawn to us on the

streets as we walked Las Vegas Blvd, known as “The Strip”.

We prayed with people and gave Cowboy Bibles out. The first

waiter that served us prayed to receive Jesus after we shared

the good news of eternal life found in Jesus alone. A young

Jewish girl who worked in a facial salon asked God to forgive

her sins as the tears came down her face and asked Jesus to

come live in her. We prayed for God to bring the right people

into her life to help her in her walk with Jesus. Two girls at the

jewelry store in the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino were open

to the Word and were happy to receive prayer and a an

encouraging word to go be what Jesus intended them to be.

One said she was baptized as a baby, but now realized she

needed to be baptized on her own free will and choosing. We

told her about the baptism in the Holy Ghost also.

At the rodeo, Coy Huffman does Power UP every year for

the rodeo contestants just a few minutes before each performance.

Power Up is a short 3-4 minute Bible message and a

prayer to teach and encourage the contestants. He has done

270 before this year; that is 10 perfs for 27 years. This year

he did his 271st Power Up, and then had to leave to take care

of Cowboy Church business in California for a few days. I

stepped in to do Power Up for four performances until Coy

returned. One night I spoke on how God is “I AM”; He is not

“I Used TO BE”, or “I WILL BE SOMEDAY”, but He is present

today because He is the great “I AM”. Jesus said, “Before

Abraham was, ‘I AM’” Jesus is the same yesterday, today,

yes, and forever. He is still healing broken hearts, broken

things and broken people. I told them to ride into the arena

knowing that the great “I AM” goes with you. Jesus says, “I

am with you always , even to the end of the age.” Rest

assured that we are in good hands and our future is secure.

I am still on the Trail for Jesus and have been for 33 years. I

am blessed to have a partner in Cherlyn as we minister

together. We thank all of our Cowboy Partners who help fund

this ministry. You are welcome to join our efforts and become

a Cowboy Partner with us. Our partners have a share in every

soul we reach for the kingdom of God. Be blessed! .

Christian Cowboys & Friends

Itinerary Jan.-Feb.-March 2013

Feb 1-3 – Los Fresnos, TX – PRCA Rodeo – Stace Smith

Feb 7-9 – Belton, TX – PRCA Rodeo – Sammy Andrews

Feb 28-Mar 2-3 – Bay City, TX – PRCA Rodeo Classic Pro-Lovelace

Mar 7-9 – Marshall, TX -PRCA Rodeo – Classic Pro-Lovelace

Mar 15-17 Goliad, TX – PRCA Rodeo – Stace Smith

Mar 21-23 – Nacogdoches, TX – PRCA Rodeo – Classic Pro-Lovelace

Apr 4-6 – Huntsville, TX – PRCA Rodeo- Stace Smith

Apr 19-20 – Ft. Worth, TX – Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame0