Prayer for Anger

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Anger may flare, but it doesn’t have to rule — the Spirit of God can calm every storm and transform every reaction.

Heavenly Father,
I come before You with a heavy heart and an unsettled spirit. Anger has been rising in me — sometimes from deep wounds, sometimes from small things — and I feel it trying to control me. But I don’t want to be ruled by emotion. I want to be led by Your Spirit.

Lord, I confess every outburst, every silent grudge, and every moment I’ve allowed anger to speak louder than love. I ask for Your forgiveness, and I ask for Your help. I don’t just need to calm down — I need to be changed.

Teach me to pause, to breathe, to pray before I react. Help me not to be quick to speak or quick to become angry, but to be quick to listen and slow to wrath. Let Your peace rule in my heart where rage once tried to reign.

Heal the wounds beneath my anger — the disappointment, the hurt, the injustice. Show me how to release every offense into Your hands. You are the righteous Judge, and You will make all things right.

Fill me with Your Spirit, Lord. Let love, patience, and gentleness flow through me, even when I’m tested.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

📖 Scriptures to Meditate On

• James 1:19–20 – “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.”
• Proverbs 16:32 – “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”