our bible study this time around has been based on chip ingram's "overcoming emotions that destroy"...did you know there is good and bad anger? we are learning how to gain control over it...how to use it in constructive ways...
the first week we learned the different ways that anger is dealt with...sometimes...we see the guy/gal that spews angry words and think they have an anger issue...it is the most apparent...but chip went over three different distinct ways people handle anger...the spewer...the leaker...and the stuffer...
it was interesting to hear the group start to share what areas they saw themselves in...i saw myself in all three...it was all dependant on the situation...on the person...how vulnerable i was feeling...the thing is...not one is better then the other...you can spew out horrible things and hurt someone...and yourself...you can leak unneccessary comments and hurt someone...and yourself...and you can stuff...and hurt others...and yourself...
anger is a secondary emotion...it comes about when we feel we have unmet needs...unmet expectations...or insecurities...and some of these can stem way back to our childhood...phew!
i can't wait till next week!
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