My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,  because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
(James 1:19-20)

My anger sometimes has a life of it's own and is terribly difficult for me to control without God's help and guidance.  I'm not one to fly off the handle without being provoked, but I am one to stand up and fight back when I feel that I'm being wronged.  I have mellowed as I've aged, but I still have trouble keeping my anger under wraps.  God does not approve of my anger and I continue to try and tame it and the hold it has over me.  As usual, the Holy Spirit is my hidden weapon and I need to tap into this amazing resource.

A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. (Proverbs 29:11)

I can certainly be a fool. My Dad always said "never fight with a fool", but I'd say, "but Dad, it's only the fools that I need to fight with"! I continue to struggle with my anger issues. Of course, I feel justified with my anger. It isn't rash, it isn't out of the blue, it isn't out of line, it isn't without cause. But what it IS, is un-Christian.