Posts Tagged ‘anger’


Put Away Anger and Bitterness

Friday, March 12th, 2010

I’ve discovered that a lot of people that read the Bible don’t like what it says. For instance, Ephesians 4:31 instructs us to “let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you.”

Maybe you struggle with some of these emotions, feeling you have a right to them because of how you’ve been treated. (more…)

Choose to Forgive

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Are you someone who has suffered emotionally and perhaps physically at the hands of others?

Have emotions such as anger, resentment, hate, hostility, bitterness and revenge entered your heart and mind? Have you become filled with an unforgiving spirit?

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Confront Your Problem

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Anger receives a great deal of attention in mental health clinics and counseling centers all over the country. So do guilt feelings. A mother feels guilty because she screams at her children. A young man feels guilty because he no longer adheres to the behavioral standards by which he was reared. Another youth has been involved very intimately with a girl and feels guilty but cannot seem to help himself.

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Peace Through Repentance

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Are you angry or frustrated because of other people’s behavior, trying to act the way you think a “Christian” should act, hiding your true feelings, agonizing on the inside?

Maybe you’re spending hours talking your problem out with a professional or a trusted friend. They listen, and you feel better because you have talked things through, but you don’t really experience lasting peace. The professional or your friend may be telling you that you just need to readjust your environment to find peace. That may be true, but it’s also true that you need to deal what is inside of you. What are you holding on to?

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The Trouble with Hiding Your Feelings

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Are you feeling hurt, furious and mad as can be, because of a circumstance or a person? But when asked “How are you?” you smile and say “I’m fine.”

For some reason, we think that Christianity is to control our emotions. We think “As long as I don’t let my anger show, I’m being a good Christian.” Unfortunately, holding it in isn’t dealing with it. The Christian life isn’t a matter of improving your acting ability. It’s a matter of yielding yourself to God’s Spirit, right where you find yourself.

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