Tag: anger
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ANGER & HATRED OVERFLOW
by Faith Living
I stood in the shower seething with anger and hatred almost as though it had jumped on me when I read the blog article by one of my friends, Praying Medic, “Learning to Love Your Abuser“. He had described with much humility, how he felt anger and hatred sometimes toward abusive people, and that we…
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This Side of Heaven
by Faith Living
“We won’t know all the answers this side of heaven” is ‘the phrase’ I’ve received all my life in answer to many of my questions. As a child, I concluded that no one had permission to ask questions. Questions about life received short, pert sentences that inferred threat if this line of communication was pursued. Questions about christianity…
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CRUEL, BAD BEHAVIOR
by Faith Living
Someone I love said something cruel to me today and I didn’t respond. I let them walk away and I didn’t run to a corner with a sob. I didn’t chase them down and confront them. Without emotion, I wondered if my heart was hard. I wasn’t wounded and out of control. But I also had no clue. I said…
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PRUNING FRIENDSHIPS (taking out the trash)
by Faith Living
Here’s a topic that rears its head and usually elicits an “ewww” from me. Yep, it means cutting away the people who suck the life out of you. I have a huge problem with this regardless of the fact that many ministries have large teachings on it designed to help you know when and whom…