In fact, it was during a very difficult time, first book of the New Testament, where Jesus’ half brother would address people who were going through tremendous pressure and difficulty. Our emotions.ĭesigned as a gift from God there are times, places, and circumstances that bring out emotions that destroy. What has that kind of power to turn normal human beings who, on most days, are good people to be around, into people that shut down? Into people that leak anger? Into people that explode it? And I would suggest that the first word you want to write down in your notes, the answer is: our emotions. What has the power to turn a festive holiday family gathering into a gut twisting, name calling, take sides, no-holds-barred family feud that never gets resolved? And finally, what has the power to take a cool, calm, collected, long-time conscientious worker into a gun carrying, floor-by-floor-by-floor bullet spraying murderer that no one ever dreamed was even upset, as he expressed the bottled up anger of losing his job? This companion study guide is filled with thought-provoking notes and discussion questions that will help you identify how anger is affecting you and help you overcome the negatives that can come with this emotion in your life.What has the power to transform the tender heart of a loving mother into a beast of fury as I watched her sling her eighteen-month-old baby into the front of a dryer and slam the little one down in a chair? What has the power to turn loving parents into neck bulging, vein popping, screaming adults who say the same thing over and over into the blank stares of their elementary and teenage kids? What has the power to turn good friends and passionate lovers into cold, calculated, critical marriage co-existers who only do what’s absolutely necessary to live under the same roof? Becca Johnson offer encouragement and advice on how to identify your own anger profile – as either a spewer, leaker, or stuffer – and show you how to harness that anger so you can grow personally, relationally and spiritually. In Overcoming Emotions That Destroy, authors Chip Ingram and Dr.
If you want to delve deeper into the role anger is playing in your life, this study guide will enable you to do that in a healthy and encouraging way.
Many of us struggle in our responses to the situations in our own lives and in the lives of those we love. Practical Help For Those Angry Feelings That Ruin Relationshipsĭo you find yourself responding in anger to life’s stresses? Is anger becoming a negative emotion that is adversely affecting the relationships around you? If so, you are not alone.
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