Comments on: A Rough Guide to Dealing with Anger https://anitamathias.com/2014/02/02/rough-guide-dealing-anger/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2014/02/02/rough-guide-dealing-anger/#comment-54145 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:24:38 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=57000#comment-54145 In reply to Mollie Lyon.

“Last week, finally, I woke and there was nothing in that well of anger. The next day, I thought of something and even down deep, there was no anger. All I can do is thank God. It is totally His doing. Years of asking, begging, confessing to remove it and silently overnight, Jesus did. Just like that.”
WOW. I believe it is going to happen like that with me, and my battle with food and weight and exercise 🙂 Trusting to Christ in me, the hope of glory. Moving and acting with his strength!

]]> By: Mollie Lyon https://anitamathias.com/2014/02/02/rough-guide-dealing-anger/#comment-54130 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:20:40 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=57000#comment-54130 Another post that seems to be where I have been just recently. I’ve struggled for a long time with anger. Even as a little girl, I was told to feel, “nice girls don’t get angry.” We were not allowed to be honest with our feelings, so I stuffed them. I thought I controlled them. Even my husband’s attitude encourages that.
I became honest with my feelings, the outbursts escalated. A bitter root at life’s disappointments grew in me. I viewed every one with a jaundiced eye. I stopped thinking, they need a Savior and was just defensive.
I prayed and confessed. I saw the bitter root whither, but not completely. I woke some mornings with so much anger at a situation I started thinking about, I had to run to Jesus about it. Which isn’t a bad thing, to run to Jesus. I didn’t want to live with anger and bitterness.
Last week, finally, I woke and there was nothing in that well of anger. The next day, I thought of something and even down deep, there was no anger. All I can do is thank God. It is totally His doing. Years of asking, begging, confessing to remove it and silently overnight, Jesus did. Just like that. I think it was laughing ridiculously at the snow rollers the day before.
I was in the shower, praising God, but still hesitant that it would last. The words, “With God all things are possible.” I believe. There may days, I still need to run to Jesus with anger, but He is always there. Praise God.

]]>