Why We all Struggle with Anger, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Would you like to be able to tame your temper, but you find yourself in a cycle of destructive reactions and explosive responses, and you just don’t know how to stop? Join Chip as he explains some biblical tools that will help you get a grip on anger before it gets a grip on you.

Introduction: Anger is a secondary emotion

It is easier to be angry than to face the deeper, more sensitive issues of anger.
Anger is not the problem. Anger is the red warning light on the dashboard – something under the hood is amiss.
We cover stuff inside that God wants to heal, forgive, and restore.

Three root issues behind anger:

1. HURT = Real or perceived unmet needs

Tool: “I feel….” Messages – Attack the issue not the person

2. FRUSTRATION = Real or perceived unmet expectations

Tool: “I desire…” vs. “I demand….” Statements

3. INSECURITY = Real or perceived attacks on my worth

Tool: Ask yourself, “Why am I feeling threatened?”

Summary: The first step in overcoming the destructive power of anger is the COURAGE to look below the surface.

Anger is the light on the dashboard; something’s wrong under the hood.
Anger is our way of protecting ourselves from painful, hard-to-deal-with hurts, frustrations, and insecurities.
Anger has many faces and despite its power for good, it destroys, unless we learn to…-Acknowledge it-Back-track to the 1st emotion-Consider the real cause-Determine to rightly respond

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0:00.0	Do you know someone that needs to tame their temper?
0:04.0	You have tried to help them overcome the cycle of destructive reactions and explosive responses,
0:10.0	but you just don't know how to help them.
0:12.0	If you know someone or you yourself have an issue with anger, stay with us.
0:17.0	Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:26.5	Our mission is to inspire Christians to be genuine followers of Jesus and to empower them
0:31.4	to be active disciple makers in our world.
0:34.6	Well, today we're continuing our series Overcoming Emotions That Destroy as Chip shares a profound truth that can actually loosen the world. Well, today we're continuing our series Overcoming Emotions that Destroy as
0:38.4	Chip shares a profound truth that can actually loosen the grip of anger over our lives.
0:44.1	So with that, grab your notes in Bible as we settle in for Chips Talk, why we all struggle
0:48.7	with anger. Anger is a secondary emotion.
0:55.7	Why we all struggle with anger.
0:57.8	I have to start, but I've got to tell you a story.
0:59.6	It's a true story, unfortunately.
1:01.9	But I'm studying and I'm preaching this material for the first time ever.
1:06.8	So all week I'm studying, studying, studying, studying.
1:09.2	It happens to be about a Tuesday night, and I'm preparing for this.
1:12.9	And all I can tell you, I won't give you all the details,
1:15.2	that have you ever had one of those days where you just felt beat up?
1:19.4	I mean, you know, this phone call and this person complains,
1:21.9	and you get a bad look from someone, and this was planned, and it didn't come through,
1:25.2	and beat up, beat up, beat up, kind of the projects
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