Don't Let the Sun Go Down

Paul doesn't command you to never feel angry — he says be angry, and sin not; don't let the sun go down on your wrath. Anger itself isn't a sin; it's a human emotion, sometimes even justified in the face of real injustice. The problem isn't feeling angry — it's what you do with it, and how long you let it sit stored away. Holding onto anger for days, months, years, turns into resentment, and resentment rots you from the inside, poisoning relationships and your own heart. The advice is practical: deal with it as soon as possible. Don't let an argument with your wife go cold without talking it through. Don't let a hurt with a child grow in silence. Don't stockpile an old offense as ammunition for the next fight. That takes humility — it often means being the first to start the conversation, even when you think you're right. Many men prefer the cold silence to an uncomfortable talk, but prolonged silence solves nothing — it just sweeps the problem under the rug, where it grows unseen. Today, if there's any anger stored inside you, don't let another day pass. Go, talk, resolve it. The sun doesn't need to go down on that anger.