To recognize the temptation to return to your old system of responding and to avoid falling back into those same patterns, get into the Word. By filling your heart and mind with the Word about anger, then you will have a better defense against the spirit of anger returning.
Keeping the Deliverance from "Anger"
Psa 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. "fret not" means don't dwell on thoughts that invite an angry response
Pro 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Pro 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Guard against allowing "Anger" to stir you up...as soon as recognize it tell it to leave
Ecc 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. A person who gets angry over the least little thing, and can go from pleasant to angry in less time than it takes to blink is a fool. That person has no control of his own spirit, instead a spirit of anger is controlling that person.
An "angry person" is often angry and the reason for that is because the spirit of anger can only express itself by indulging in angry responses. Therefore situations that most people would shrug off bring out the anger in a person with a spirit of anger.
Eph 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: There are going to be times when it may be justified to be angry, however it is possible to be angry and yet not sin. The second part of that verse gives a good idea of how, and that is not to hold on to the anger. Don't hold it to you and indulge in the stirring up inside you that would keep the anger fresh and alive.
Eph 4:27 Neither give place to the devil. "Anger" opens a door...if indulged in. By indulging in the anger you are "giving place to the devil" and I can guarantee that you are simply opening the door wide in invitation for that spirit of anger to once again take up residence.
Jam 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: Avoid "flying off the handle". Some people who have a spirit of anger are easily identified because they can become angry at the drop of a hat. If you are around them for very long you learn to watch your words because you know how fast they can become angry.
Pro 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Pro 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. "Anger" is a snare, another word for demon. Be careful about who you hang out with.
You may find that you need to find new friends. Often the spirits that are in us will be attracted to the same spirits in others, and once you are delivered you may actually find yourself repulsed by the very person you once called friend.
Amo 1:11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath forever: You can hang on to ANGER - it is a decision! Everytime you talk about a person or situation that made you angry, you are indulging that spirit of anger. Do it often enough and you'll find yourself ensnared once again and in need of deliverance again.
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. One danger of indulging in anger is that the brain gets shut off and the mouth can run amok. Things spoken in anger can bring a curse not only on others but on ourselves.
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