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bluidkiti · 09-22-2013, 01:36 PM

Anger and the Truth

Psalm 25:5 “Guide me in your truth.”

“For years I believed that if I loved unselfishly I would never get angry,” explained my depressed friend. “So I consistently refused to be mad. Of course, I was angry when I was treated poorly, but I called it by another name and pushed it down.” In her book, Codependent No More, Melody Beattie lists several myths about the confusing emotion called anger: Good, nice people don’t feel angry.
Anger is a waste of time and energy. If we feel angry at someone, it means we don’t love that person any more.”
My friend believed these lies. Repressed anger contributed to her depression. Admitting her anger set in motion the possibility for inner healing. “If the anger exists, why is it there?” she asked. That caused her to seek the truth about the injustices she had experienced and subsequently denied.
When she realized that acknowledging the wrongs committed against her was acceptable to God, she saw a light at the end of her long dark tunnel.
Are you hiding anger under a mask of determined service or obsessive work habits? Is it worth the anxiety and depression to keep up the facade? If not, start by admitting the truth of your anger. God will help you in finding the truth.

Lord, this is a scary process. Please guide me.

Joan C. Webb

09-22-2013, 01:36 PM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,587	Anger and the Truth Anger and the Truth Psalm 25:5 “Guide me in your truth.” “For years I believed that if I loved unselfishly I would never get angry,” explained my depressed friend. “So I consistently refused to be mad. Of course, I was angry when I was treated poorly, but I called it by another name and pushed it down.” In her book, Codependent No More, Melody Beattie lists several myths about the confusing emotion called anger: Good, nice people don’t feel angry. Anger is a waste of time and energy. If we feel angry at someone, it means we don’t love that person any more.” My friend believed these lies. Repressed anger contributed to her depression. Admitting her anger set in motion the possibility for inner healing. “If the anger exists, why is it there?” she asked. That caused her to seek the truth about the injustices she had experienced and subsequently denied. When she realized that acknowledging the wrongs committed against her was acceptable to God, she saw a light at the end of her long dark tunnel. Are you hiding anger under a mask of determined service or obsessive work habits? Is it worth the anxiety and depression to keep up the facade? If not, start by admitting the truth of your anger. God will help you in finding the truth. Lord, this is a scary process. Please guide me. Joan C. Webb __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.