Mathew 5:23 – 24 Therefore if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

This is Jesus’ direct instruction on anger management. I have always found it interesting that he did not say if you remember that you have something against your brother. In short it leaves no room for assigning blame for the disagreement or malice. If you are the believer, you have the responsibility to fix it. This is hard because it is a lesson in humility and which of us want to be humble. It is not natural. That is exactly the point, we have to dig deeper. It is about exhibiting the “nature” of Jesus Christ. Letting his will become your will.

“If only my children would understand that their lives are mine to control so that my glory might be seen in them in the here and now.  That is the only way the world will know I am not just an idea, I am a holy living God wanting to be part of their lives as well. My will is that man would know me by seeing me lived out in those whom I have called and redeemed.”