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Tag Archives: anger
Take a closer look at 21 subjects!
An in-depth look at 21 subjects. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adoption, Anger, Death, Fear of death, Forgiveness, Love, Parenting, Parenting teens, Wisdom
Tagged Accountability, anger, Death, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Proverbs, Repentance, Tolerance, Weakness, Wisdom
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Is grace transforming?
Mercy is not effectively received unless it is shown, for God’s mercy transforms. If God’s mercy does not take root in the heart, it is not experienced. Forgiveness not shown is forgiveness not known. Continue reading
Forgiving those who hurt you
Extending forgiveness is far more difficult for those who do not often celebrate their own forgiveness and for those who cannot confess that God is Lord of their circumstances Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Forgiveness, Guidelines for living, Guilt, Revenge, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Teaching of Jesus, Trials
Tagged anger, forgiving. hard to forgive, hurt by others, Revenge, struggle with bitterness, unforgiving
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Expectation→ Disappointment→ Anger → Resentment
Don’t miss seven steps for uprooting bitterness and dealing with revenge. Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Bitterness, Change, Christian Counselor, Counseling, Resentment, Revenge
Tagged anger, bitterness, resentment, Revenge
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When you feel like getting revenge
Seven responses when you feel like getting revenge. Continue reading
The way out of resentment
Is it possible to carry deep resentments and not even be aware of the power they hold over you?
One woman learned the power of suppressed resentment fifteen years after a tragic accident. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Bitterness, Forgiveness, Resentment
Tagged anger, bitterness, Forgiveness, resentment
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Do Christians understand forgiveness?
When people share their stories with me, I find that,
Some have sinned in ways that make them feel beyond the reach of God’s forgiveness. Trapped in a prison of regret and guilt, they’ve lost their joy.
Others have been so badly hurt that they find it hard to forgive. Engulfed in the pain of their past, they don’t know what to do with their hurt and loss. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christianity, Counseling, Enabling, Forgiveness, Marriage, Reconciliation, Relationships
Tagged anger, bitterness, enabling, Forgiveness, Hurt
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Forgiveness – An act of worship
When hurt by others, we often only see the horizontal significance of what occurred. “This is about me and the one who hurt me!” we argue. Yet those who worship God are called to view forgiveness as an act of worship. This is primarily about God and secondarily about me or my offender. When we forgive, we “let go of” instead of “holding on to” or “holding against.”
Forgiveness is an act of releasing to God the hurtful actions and consequences of the wrong done to us. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Burnout, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Confession, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Difficult people, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Emotions, Faith, Forgiveness, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Love, Pain, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Radical love, Relationships, Repentance, Revenge, Wisdom, Worship
Tagged anger, bitterness, Evil, Forgiveness, hurt by others, Revenge, Romans 12, Worship
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Why bitter people are difficult to help
Bitterness is a protective mechanism used to guard cherished resentments. It can feel good to be bitter because bitterness is an emotional drug that induces temporary feelings of relief. Continue reading
Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Bitterness, Emotions, Forgiveness, Revenge, Wisdom
Tagged anger, bitterness, Forgiveness, Hatred, Revenge
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Questions about forgiveness
Does forgiveness require us to become morally neutral about right and wrong? Is forgiveness an imaginary zone of forgetfulness? Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Broken Relationships, Counseling, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Forgiveness, Guilt, Reconciliation
Tagged anger, cheated on, Divorce, Forgiveness, Hurt, pain, separated
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