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Jonah 3:
A lady once came to Billy Sunday and attempted to rationalize her angry outbursts.
She said, “There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper.
I blow up, and then it’s all over.”
Mr. Sunday replied, “So does a shotgun, and look at the damage it leaves behind!”
How far do you allow your anger to control you?
What kind of damage do you do to certain relationships when your angry?
This morning we will look at Jonah and his anger toward a group of people.
There are a few things that we can see, on how to control our anger toward others.
Go into what had taken place on why Jonah was there and then read
Scholars feel there are two reasons on why Jonah got angry.
First, Jonah reputation was on the line.
He had preached for 40 days that Nineveh was going to be destroyed and now it was not.
This could have made Jonah look like a lier and damage his ego and reputation.
Second, the Lord could have given Jonah a vision of the future and saw that the Assyrians was going to overtake Isreal in the future.
So why would God not stop them now so it did not take place.
Either way, Jonah was angry.
Jonah lashes out at God in his anger.
Jonah 4:2-
First point
In order to control our anger, we must have a heart as the Lord’s.
Time and time again we see these characteristics from the Lord.
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Over and over we see God’s heart for people.
Instead of giving them what they deserve, He continued to show compassion and love.
We must be willing to do the same.
When someone speaks bad about you, hurts your reputation, does wrong toward you.
Forgive, come back with love instead of anger.
My wife always states a phrase when it comes to being angry.
Share the plate event.
Jonah continues
The Lord asked Jonah a great question.
Why do you want to die?
We see this same question with Cain in Genesis
Genesis 4:
How do we master sin
Anger is a sin, so how do we master it?
Having the same attitude of Christ- love, compassion, merciful.
Give what isn’t deserved, show love even when it isn’t warranted.
Second thing we learn: There are things that are out of our control.
Jonah sat down hoping the Lord would change His mind, but what God showed him was you don’t control things.
The Lord chose to create and destroy the plant He gave for shade.
The Lord controlled the wind.
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The Lord is creator of each person.
He alone knows the heart of man and how to best handle the situation.
We are not the potter, we can not control what people do, what they say, or how they act.
What we can control is our reaction and response.
There is no greater picture then Jesus’ reaction toward man.
In our anger, we beat Him and put Him to death.
But His reaction was compassion, forgiveness, and love.
He gave us life when we deserved death.
Will you allow your anger to control you, or will you let love overshadow you?
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