I said something very demeaning and offensive back to them. It only took me one sentence. It brings a tear to my eye when i think about that. I'm not often referred to as an angry person, but in that short moment a close friendship was put in grave danger. A friendship that meant the world to me.
People look at our lives and they are supposed to see a reflection of god.
When we get angry for the wrong reasons we misrepresent god. Our sin through anger distorts our reflection of god. No, that causes a build up of anger that causes us to explode. Replace anger with qualities like, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. God loved them and sacrificed anger for compassion.