BEAUTY FOR ASHES Emotional Healing
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loginRepressed Anger
I. Emotions – What Are They?
A. Emotions (defined/Webster’s) – The part of the consciousness that
involves “feeling.” (To move out.) A response involving physiological
changes as a preparation to action.
B. Many different emotions:
Love Embarrassment
Fear Excitement
Hate Discouragement
Anger Disappointment
Lust
II. Anger – What To Do About It!
A. A hurt person wants to place blame.
1. Ephesians 6:12 – We war not with flesh and blood,
but with principalities and powers.
B. Seeking compensation for hurts and injustices done
1. A woman whose father didn’t show love may seek that from
her husband.
a. In balance, this is part of the answer.
b. Out of balance, it can be disastrous.
2. A girl who received unfair discipline or is physically abused may
not be able to allow her husband to discipline their children.
3. A man who grows up in an angry, turbulent atmosphere may
insist on having serenity among his own children.
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Potential problem – He insists so much on a
“calm atmosphere” in the home that his children
are not allowed to express normal emotions.
4. ANGER IS NORMAL – REPRESSED ANGER
IS DANGEROUS.
Ephesians 4:26-27 – When you’re angry, do not sin.
Don’t let the sun set on your anger. Do not open a
door or give the devil a foothold of this kind.
5. “Chip on the shoulder” syndrome
a. “I was hurt, and I’m angry about it; so now
everyone owes me ‘preferential treatment’
because someone has to make up for what
happened to me.”
b. “Attitudes” that can be produced:
Demanding
Aloof
Overbearing
Negative
C. Can negative emotions be controlled?
1. We cannot fully control their presence.
2. We can control how we express them.
3. Example: An abused girl now feels uncomfortable around
men she doesn’t know really well.
Is she in bondage? Not unless she allows the emotion
to control her!
4. The presence of a feeling doesn’t mean you aren’t free.
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