The American personality has distinctly changed over the past several decades. Instead of being a kind, compassionate nation, we are now a nation that is full of anger, frustration, impatience, and disrespect. We can see this in examples of road rage, rage at sporting events, and rage at a convenience store or grocery store. It appears the common theme of our civilization today is "rage." The thing that disturbs me the most is that too many of us feel that our anger or our outburst of rage is justified. This poses a very valid question: Do we have a right to be angry, or do we have the right to act out with the sense of rage?
Anger is an emotion we all deal with daily. Anger can be a master motivator or a devastating destroyer. It affects us as individuals, in our relationships and in the circumstances that surround us. Dr. George Crabb in his book on anger details why people get angry; how they demonstrate anger in their daily life and more importantly steps to take to liberate yourself from your anger. Dr. Crabb shows us that foundational to a life free from anger is the crucified Christian life. The more we become like Jesus Christ the more we will be able to, "be angry and sin not."
