Scriptures to combat anger

Ok, I promise that this will be my last post about helping kids combat their anger.  Aaron has really been doing well this week at controlling his "explosions".  My hope in sharing these ideas is that you can find something useful as well to help your children...you can go to my "Code Balloon", and Six Ways to Help Kids Control Anger posts for more info.

Here are some scriptures about anger and its opposite - love and peace:

3 Nephi 11:29-30

For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contension is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.

Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Alma 38:12

Use boldness, but not overbearance; and also see that ye bridle all your passions, that ye may be filled with love; see that ye refrain from idleness. 

That last scripture is for me.  I need to work on bridling my anger in the heat of whiny, screaming kids and be filled with love in those heated moments.  I have just as much to work on as Aaron!

EnJOY your Sunday!