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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…)

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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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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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