Here are four truths about anger. If we really believe these truths and act upon them, we will take a giant step toward handling our anger. We get angry because real life is not the way we think it OUGHT to be (Psa. 37:8). “She should understand me.” “He shouldn’t treat me this way.” There […]
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The Faces of Forgiveness (Pt. 2 of 2)
Anger Issues ForgivenessForgiveness. A subject so deep and wide, most of us flounder around in it, struggling just to stay afloat. To be honest, we’re in way over our heads, like ducks that haven’t quite gotten the hang of swimming. To make things worse, the people we rub against every day have a way of ruffling our […]
The Faces of Forgiveness (Pt. 1 of 2)
Anger Issues ForgivenessA few weeks ago, we were talking with a good friend who made a comment that really got us thinking. He said he could not forgive a particular person because that person had not asked him for forgiveness. Are we held back from forgiveness in this way? What are the rules about forgiveness? And who […]
Communication that Fuels the Fire
Anger Issues CommunicationCONFLICT. That crippler that tears us apart…that alienates …that polarizes two people so that they can not reach across the chasm they have dug with their own hands. This is the third SEEDS FOR GROWTH dealing with conflict—the greatest cause for marriage failures today. We have been discussing the three basic reasons for conflict: (1) […]