Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David

Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

We experience anger every day.

It seems so natural, but not all anger is wrong.

In today's episode, we're going to listen to a session from Paul's conference, How to Be Good and Angry, where we'll discover that anger can be a good thing.

If you enjoy the content from today's episode, you can purchase the full conference at paultrip.com slash angry. Here's Paul with how to be good and angry.

Well, I want to start today with my own story because I think that I am like you in maybe more

ways than you understand.

I was a very angry man.

The problem was that I didn't know I was angry.

My wife knew I was angry. My wife knew I was angry.

My kids knew I was angry.

But I didn't see myself as an angry person.

In fact, I was a counselor and I was particularly good at counseling angry husbands.

I understood these guys, but I didn't know why.

Llewala, my wife would very patiently and perseverantly come and try to talk to me about gaps in my love for her and her struggle

with my anger. And I always sort of wrap my robes of righteousness around me and told her

what a great husband she had. I'm a domestic sort of guy. I don't mind doing things around the house. I love to cook and

I would just sort of rehearse. What a wonderful guy she was married to and I told her

that her problem was discontent and I would pray for her.

That God would help her.

I got on a roll one day, and this is embarrassing,

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