Anger happens.

Even the most perfect man that ever lived had moments of anger. Jesus tossed the tables in the tabernacle when cheating vendors were robbing the poor. His anger flashed at the religious elite when they scorned Him for healing on the Sabbath. But Jesus’ anger was always momentary. It was righteous, purposeful, and rare.

Jesus often had reason to be angry.

He was constantly being questioned by unsavory leaders. He was threatened and dragged away to be stoned. He led a group of men who didn’t understand Him. He was unjustly accused. Yet, even in His last moments, He uttered forgiving words, not angry ones.

Jesus didn’t let His anger linger. He didn’t stay in a constant state of negativity. Surely, He saw more imperfections around Him than any of us ever could, but He didn’t let them destroy His peace of mind.

God didn’t build us to endure angry living either. The constant surge of stress hormones, the high blood pressure, the lack of blood flow to our guts, hurts us. Headaches, neck aches, stomach aches, intestinal cramps, and heart disease can come from letting perpetual anger poison our insides.

God can empower us, just as He did Jesus, to trust Him with our troubles and let our anger go.