Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast Turning Anger from a Foe to a Friend, Part 1
Nov 21, 2025
28:50
Tired of anger hurting relationships? Want to stop losing your temper? Chip shows it's possible to control your temper and even turn anger from a foe into a friend.
Introduction: How to make anger work for you
- Anger is like a wild stallion out of control or under control.
- Our anger holds powerful potential for good and evil; it must be harnessed!
The A, B, C, Ds of anger:
- Acknowledge the anger
- Backtrack to the primary emotion
- Consider the cause
- Determine how best to deal with it
The practical process: How to deal with your anger
- At whom am I angry?
- What should I do?
- How do I deal with the situation?
- When should I deal with it?
God’s 3-step training method to bridle anger:
Step #1: “Be Quick to Hear”
- Our immediate response to God, others, circumstances, and our anger is to be “receptive listeners” not “reactionary responders.”
- Key Question: What is this anger telling me?
Step #2: “Be Slow to Speak”
- Our interim response to God, others, circumstances, and our anger is to “think before we speak.”
- Proverbs 10:19; 13:3; 29:20
- Key Question: What must I do to prevent a “verbal reflex response?”
Step #3: “Be Slow to Anger”
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
- Our life changing response to anger begins when we replace “reaction” with “reflection.”
- Key Question: What root issue is behind this anger? (ABCD Method)
Summary:
- Anger is a choice
- Anger is a secondary emotion
- It’s not wrong to feel angry, it’s what you do with it.
- The A, B, C, Ds of anger
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