What do we do about our own anger? I don’t want to be a bomb looking for a place to explode, nor do I want to be in danger of imploding, turning the anger inward until I am a wreck. Internalized anger that is never expressed, maybe from a fear of confrontation or by the belief that feeling or expressing anger is wrong, does just as much damage to our bodies, minds and souls as does an explosion of anger...
Read MoreAnger is easily mismanaged or allowed to get out of control. Anger out of control or mismanaged is like an atomic bomb. Like detonating an atomic bomb, destruction happens when anger hijacks our thinking.Anger as God intends it is just as “nuclear” as an atomic bomb. The difference is that anger under control and properly managed is like the nuclear reactor that produces power for millions.
Read MoreThe person who has learned to control anger responsibly has taken a giant step of maturity. Many of the problems that we struggle with today are rooted in misunderstood and mismanaged anger. There are few things in this world that are more important than correcting the mismanagement of anger...
Read MoreTake a moment and read Matthew 1:18-2:12; Luke 2:1-20; and John 1:1-15.
There are two subjects presented in these verses: the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and His incarnation. The virgin birth is the miraculous act of God whereby Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. The incarnation is the divine act of God whereby God in Christ Jesus was revealed to mankind in human flesh.
Read MoreJoseph is a good example of the truth that through God’s love, God’s strength, and God’s wisdom, we can learn through adversity. We take our greatest spiritual leaps forward through our troubles...
Read MoreAdversities have the potential to make us better, or bitter. It is up to us to decide what we want the results of our adversities to be. If we will refuse to become bitter, we can become better.
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