Anger: How Do You Deal With It?

Of the emotions, anger is close to being the strongest, and the most destructive; the destruction of our anger is physical and emotional. And none of us is alien to this fiery emotion. Here are some thoughts on how should we live as Christians?
One of the most misused passages in regard anger is the account of Jesus cleansing the temple area of the money changers (Mark 3:5). The fact of the matter this not to excuse our anger. I agree with John Piper, "However, good anger among fallen people is rare. That's why James says, 'Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God"
Another passage used to justify anger is Ephesians 4:26, "Be angry and do not sin." Yes the first part is an imperative, but this is where a little knowledge of Greek can be dangerous. The second part is also imperative. It is important to study the syntax of the imperatives in this verse for if we do, we will learn that the first part, "Be angry," is an imperative of permission, but the second part is an imperative of prohibition. So, yes we may be angry, but more importantly, we should never sin. In this same portion of Ephesians we are clearly told to "put away" our anger. That is let it be removed from you, or leave not trace of anger. Yes we may still suffer the continual rise to anger, but we must repent of it, and pray for grace and deliverance of this sin, and pray that God will change us so that we will, "be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you." (Eph. 4:32).
We need to take heed to Paul, "be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love . . . 'Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.' See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."