Q&A: Controlling anger toward someone consistently hurting you does not mean passivity — it means replacing anger as your motive with wisdom and godliness.

Mike clarifies that putting off anger does not preclude self-defense, ending relationships, or separating from harmful people. It means performing a 'heart surgery' so that anger is no longer the motive or filter driving decisions. Biblical principles and wisdom guide the response — not the anger impulse. The goal is removing anger as the driver, not suppressing all response.