In this Episode we shall consider the topic- Overcoming Anger- Pulling down
strongholds and casting down arguments.
So far we have reviewed the root and destructive nature of anger and the ways we can
work on anger issues, starting with changing our mindset by reflecting on the love of
God, to prayers and enlisting the help of the Holy Spirit
In this Episode, we shall consider what I would call identifying and dealing with the root
of anger and resentment in our relationships.
Many times anger and antagonism are caused by lack of communication,
misunderstanding and misrepresentation. An instance is the story of a man who made
several efforts to engage in conversation with a woman at a restaurant. When the
woman was not responding to him, he burst out in anger. Unknown to this man, the
woman was deaf. Many quarrels have their root in such minor misunderstanding and
lack of communication which slowly grow into serious strife.
Other times quarrels and contentions can be traced to genuine offences which
snowballed into bitter resentments.
At this point, I advise that you trace the root of bitterness and resentment in any of your
relationships that have turned sour and bitter; or any situation where you find that you
are bearing a grudge against anyone.
When you go back to the origin of the arguments and squabbles that have led to the
antagonism you are facing in your relationships, and examine the way things slowly
escalated, you would find that the devil is the culprit in most cases.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 states: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in
God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ
Anger starts in the mind. It flares up as a result of the way we feel about something that
was said or done to us. Actually the root of anger is self and pride. When something bad
is said to us or done to us, it is the devil that pushes us to interpret it from a perspective
of pride. When we vent in anger, bottle up or lash out in animosity instead of restraining
ourselves, we project self. It’s also the devil that continues enlarging the offense in your
heart and making it grow larger on a daily basis. And it is the devil that makes you keep
recalling the offense and talking about it repeatedly. So when we react in anger, we are
actually reacting to the fact that the other person did not prioritize our interests and
feelings. We are projecting self and this is the work of the devil.
The strongholds that Apostle Paul is referring to in verse 5 of 2 Corinthians 10 are the
lies, misrepresentations and half truths that the devil has ingrained in your mind about

that person you are angry with that are now influencing your thoughts, encouraging you
to get angrier and prompting you to make arguments that are contrary to the word of
God in order to justify your anger.
I do not deny the fact that someone has offended you or betrayed you. But I want to
stress the fact that you could have let go or forgiven the person if the devil did not help
you to fan the flames of your anger by reminding you that the person did not put your
feelings first. You could have let go if you listened to the Spirit of God.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 states: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in
God for pulling down strongholds and casting down arguments.
Going by verse 4 of our scripture, the weapons of our warfare against the devil’s
arguments and every thought and emotion that is contrary to the mind of Christ are
spiritual. The only effective way to resist false arguments and negative perceptions in
our minds that fuel anger against someone is to lean on our spiritual weapons. Our no
one weapon is the word of God by which we renew our minds and resist the devil; then
prayer, the Spirit of God; the name of Jesus; the Blood of Jesus. Verse 5 says we
demolish arguments and bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ by
our spiritual weapons.
What am I saying? I am saying that we act in uncontrollable anger when we allow the
devil to take dominion over our mind and emotions. And when we have allowed the
devil to have dominion over our emotions, we can also take back dominion from the
devil by using our spiritual weapons to uproot false arguments and unscriptural mindset
that have flamed our anger and caused bitterness in our relationships.
Before I end, I want to state that there is a place for righteous anger. Righteous anger
would cover the anger we feel against injustice, against oppression and against attacks
on our person and others by the devil.
As we saw in Episode 31, Ephesians 4:26-27 urges us to be angry but not sin; and to
give no opportunity to the devil. So we are allowed to get angry and to speak out
against injustice without losing control. We are also allowed to; in fact we are expected
to be angry and remain angry at the devil. This scripture says we should give him no
opportunity; because he is the one behind the lies, misrepresentations and false
arguments that fan our emotions.
So if any of your relationships have turned sour and bitter, I strongly advise that you
take back dominion over your mind and emotions from the devil by using the powerful
weapon of the word of God. I recommend that you make a declaration like this one- the
weapons of my warfare are not carnal but mighty in God. Therefore I pull down and cast
out every stronghold, argument and high thing in my mind that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God, and I bring everyone of my thoughts, beliefs and imagination into
captivity to the obedience of Christ
This scripture is very effective, I have used it on myself as well as other people to heal
relationships and it works. Make this declaration repeatedly and pray over every angry
and bitter relationship you are experiencing. As you pray, listen to the prompting of the

Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will grant you the grace to forgive. And when you are ready,
the Holy Spirit will lead you to approach the person you have problem with and assist
you to resolve the problem.
Finally when you have forgiven, you have to give yourself time to pass through a period
of grieving. People say that once you forgive you have to forget but that is not practical.
Because you are human, depending on the seriousness of the hurt, thoughts of regret,
shame, failure or loss may pass through your mind from time to time. Some people
have had to pass through the pain of forgiving someone that caused the death of a
loved one by drunk driving or other careless behavior. They still had to go through the
trauma of their grief. During this period, just keep asking the Holy Spirit for strength and
peace to pull through.
With this we come to the end of our series on anger. Brethren, with the help of the Spirit of God,
we can overcome the anger issue. You can do it!
And so with unity of minds let us declare
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty throuth God to the pulling down
of strongholds. Therefore together we pull down and cast out every stronghold,
argument and high thing in our minds that exalt themselves against the knowledge of
God, and we bring everyone of our thoughts, beliefs and imagination into captivity to the
obedience of Christ