Tag Archives: Anger

Fight Fire With Fire, You’ll Get Burned

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by Brandy Webb

Have you ever been around an angry person, someone that reacts to situations in a volatile way or harshly? Dealing with difficult people is hard. People can be downright mean. It may be tempting to desire retaliation. But, we are called to a higher purpose. We are to return cursing with blessings (Luke 6:28), hate with love (Luke 6:27), a harsh word with gentleness (Prov 15:1). We are to fight fire with water. Continue reading →

Feel the Love

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by Lenny Cacchio

Jesus frequently gave it between the eyes to the religious leaders of his day. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!” He called them blind guides and whitened sepulchers. Twice he entered the temple, turned over the tables of the official temple moneychangers and drove them out. Continue reading →

Vengeance is Mine

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by Brandy Webb

“I’ll pay that person back the next time I get a chance.” Have you ever heard someone say something close to that phrase? Have you ever said it? Revenge for a wrong done to you at the time may seem sweet, but don’t be fooled; it is very bitter going down. Continue reading →

Anger Management

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By Brandy Webb

Anger can be the bitterest fruit of all destructive emotions. “It shatters friendships and destroys marriages; it causes abuse in families and discord in business; it breeds violence in the community and war between nations. Its recoil, like that of a high-powered rifle, often hurts the one who wields it as well as its target” (Billy Graham, www.beliefnet.com/Health/2006/03/Overcoming-Anger-And-Fear.aspx#kEUy0Ulomt8ROwic.99).

How true that statement is. I have seen the destruction of anger. I have been a victim of others’ anger, and I have definitely been the one lashing out in anger. The thing is, neither situation is any fun. I am never proud when I give into anger, and I definitely don’t like it when I am on the receiving end. Continue reading →