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Bible Scripture Psalm 37:8 (KJV):

“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”

Revelation:
Psalm 37:8 is a verse of emotional discipline and spiritual maturity.
It warns you that if anger is not controlled, it can push you out of alignment with God.

This scripture deals with three dangerous emotional states:
1. Anger
2. Wrath
3. Reactionary behavior

And God commands you to lay all three down.

1. “Cease from anger” — Stop Carrying What Burns You

Anger itself is an emotion, but staying in anger becomes a spiritual trap.

Anger drains:
   •   your peace
   •   your clarity
   •   your spiritual sensitivity
   •   your ability to hear God
   •   your ability to respond with wisdom

Anger is a doorway the enemy uses to:
   •   provoke reactions
   •   create offense
   •   separate relationships
   •   weaken your focus
   •   derail your assignment

God is saying:
“Let it go before it grows.”

2. “And forsake wrath” — Let Go of Destructive Emotions

Wrath is anger that has matured into violence, bitterness, and vengeance.

Wrath is anger that has a mission.

To forsake wrath means:
   •   Drop it
   •   Deny it
   •   Abandon it
   •   Refuse to entertain it

Because wrath leads to:
   •   damaged relationships
   •   spiritual blindness
   •   loss of control
   •   sinful actions
   •   regretful decisions

God is protecting you from acting out of your pain.

3. “Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil” — Don’t Let Emotion Make You Disobedient

God is warning that unchecked emotions turn into disobedience.

This means:
   •   Don’t retaliate
   •   Don’t clap back
   •   Don’t seek revenge
   •   Don’t match their energy
   •   Don’t respond from the flesh

If you fight flesh with flesh, you lose.
If you fight flesh with spirit, you win.

God is saying:
“Don’t let what they did make you become what I didn’t call you to be.”

Prayer:
Father, in the mighty name of Jesus,
I surrender every trace of anger in my heart.
Heal every wound, calm every storm, and remove anything that provokes me into emotional warfare.

Lord, teach me to forsake wrath.
Deliver me from vengeance, bitterness, resentment, and the urge to retaliate.
Fill me with your peace, your patience, and your self-control.

Father, guard my heart so that I do not respond to evil with evil.
Keep my spirit aligned with you so that my reactions reflect your character and not my emotions.

Today I declare:
I release anger.
I forsake wrath.
I will not be moved to sin.
I walk in peace, not frustration.
I respond in spirit, not in flesh.

Thank you, Lord, for giving me emotional discipline, spiritual maturity, and divine restraint.
I choose obedience over reaction, and peace over anger. In Jesus holy name I pray, Amen.