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Anger

The Problem

Every person has a “Pattern of Toxic Behavior” that can significantly damage the important and intimate relationships in his or her life. Anger is one of our 10 basic, God-given emotions. This emotion can be CONSTRUCTIVE or DESTRUCTIVE — depending on our response. We should give Jesus a “NANO SECOND” (just one billionth of a second!) to help us learn to use all of our emotions according to God’s design for our lives, and to change our pattern of relating to others and our responsibilities appropriately.

We learned how to express anger inappropriately from others. We did not realize that when we lashed out in anger, we were ignoring our fear, pain, or another deeper hurt, hang-up, or habit. Many of us did not even realize we were struggling with anger because we did not express it, but rather, we stuffed it down and kept silent.

When most of us think of an “angry” person, we think of someone who destroys themselves and their relationships through uncontrollable outbursts of rage. This is only one part of anger, as anger has many faces. Suppressed or “stuffed” anger is equally damaging and destructive. All anger, if allowed to, will continue to destructively influence our behaviors and attitudes, and will eventually erupt from deep within the heart.

 As our lives and relationships progressed we may have become addicted to the physical symptoms of anger. Some of us may have felt a momentary euphoria as we released the anger. Some of us justified our anger. We did not recognize we were actually hurting our loved ones and ourselves. In the heat of the moment, releasing our anger was all that mattered.

Many of us feel intense shame and guilt over the actions that we have committed during our unhealthy expressions of anger. We vowed never to act that way again, only to find ourselves back in the same situations, unable to change it under our own power.

Complete the following questionnaire. It may reveal more about your anger than you realize. It may help you decide if your anger is reaching a destructive level in your life. (*Adapted from The Anger Workbook, written by Dr. Les Carter and Dr. Frank Minirth.)

Check the statements that apply to you:

__   I become impatient easily when things do not go according to my plans.

__   I have critical thoughts toward others who don’t agree with my opinions.

__   When I am displeased with someone I may shut down any communication with them or withdraw entirely.

__   I am annoyed easily when friends and family do not appear sensitive to my needs.

__   I feel frustrated when I see someone else having an “easier” time than me.

__   Whenever I am responsible for planning an important event, I am preoccupied with how I must manage it.

__   When talking about a controversial topic, the tone of my voice is likely to become louder and more assertive.

__   I can accept a person who admits his or her mistakes, but I am irritated easily at those who refuse to admit their weaknesses.

__   I do not easily forget when someone “does me wrong.”

__   When someone confronts me with a misinformed opinion, I am thinking of my comeback even while they’re still speaking.

__   I find myself becoming aggressive even while playing a game for fun.

__   I struggle emotionally with the things in life that “aren’t fair.”

__   Although I realize it may not be right, I sometimes blame others for my problems.

__   More often than not, I use sarcasm as a way of expressing humor.

__   I may act kindly toward others on the outside, yet feel bitter and frustrated on the inside.

 The Solution

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY: Recognizing and accepting responsibility for toxic patterns of behavior is the first step toward true freedom from anger. Walking through the recovery process with Jesus Christ as our Higher Power allows us to admit our powerlessness to control our anger. He will help us overcome our destructive habits.

EVALUATE THE ANGER: There are two kinds of anger: healthy adaptive anger and unhealthy needless anger. Healthy anger is based on being protective of myself or others. Unhealthy needless anger is based on my resentment, which leads to wanting revenge. It is healthy and necessary to feel anger and to talk about anger. I should recognize anger as my own emotion and avoid hurting the objects of my anger — keeping my anger as a feeling not an action. Looking at anger as a feeling may also reveal a larger hurt, hang-up, or habit that is hiding behind the anger. It is what I do with my feelings that will allow me to fall into sin. I need to check the motives for my behavior. Rudeness under the disguise of being honest is still rudeness.

DAILY QUIET TIME WITH GOD: Anger causes me to live in conflict and not in peace. I will try to remember that God is in charge of my life and He loves me unconditionally. I will commit to having a daily quiet time with God. During this quiet time with God it would be helpful to identify some helpful Scriptures and write them somewhere to read throughout during the day. Some suggestions include the Serenity Prayer, Ephesians 4:31-32, and James 1:19-20.

Meeting Days, Times & Locations

BRIGHT LIGHT FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Beginning 09.11.2022
Sundays, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Childcare available
11200 S H 30
College Station, TX 77845
Church Phone: 979-324-8277
brightlightfwb@gmail.com
MINISTRY LEADERS
Gabe Montez: 714-422-9829
pastorgabeblc@gmail.com
Erika Montez
pfocbp@icloud.com


CONNECTING POINT CHURCH
CPC CR is moving to MONDAY NIGHTS!
LAST FRIDAY MEETING 09.30.2022
FIRST MONDAY MEETING 10.03.2022
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
410 Harvey Rd
College Station, TX 77845
Church Phone: 979-693-5555
MINISTRY LEADERS
Carol Carey: 979-492-5425
tolerunner@yahoo.com
Eugene Lansford: 979-204-8595
eugenelansford@gmail.com


GRACE BIBLE CHURCH
SOUTHWOOD CAMPUS
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
1901 S. Harvey Mitchell Pkwy
College Station, TX 77840
Church Phone: 979-695-2000
CR MINISTRY LEADERS
Diane Davis: 979-575-3130
diane.davis1950@yahoo.com
Stuart Young: 979-777-1456
stuartyounghospice@yahoo.com


SAVE OUR STREETS MINISTRIES
Wednesdays, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Childcare available
1700 Grosebeck St
Bryan, TX 77803
cratsaveourstreets@gmail.com
MINISTRY LEADERS:
Cindy Trujillio: 979-422-0867
cindytrujillo71@gmail.com
Craig Miller: 979-777-7418
sigmacoog@yahoo.com


HOLY INNOCENTS
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Thursdays, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
600 N McIver St
Madisonville, TX 77864
Church Phone: 936-348-2034
MINISTRY LEADERS
Gordon Plumlee: 936-348-1785
gordonplumlee@hotmail.com
Cat Plumlee: 936-348-0884

Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups

  • Adult Children of Family Dysfunction
  • Anger
  • Chemical Dependency
  • Codependency
  • Codependent Women in a Relationship With a Sexually Addicted Man
  • Eating Disorders
  • Food Addiction
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Love and Relationship Addiction
  • Mental Health
  • Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse For Women
  • Self Injury
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Veterans – Combat Related Post-Traumatic Stress
  • Veterans – Military Sexual Trauma
  • Veterans – Spouses and Family Transition

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We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16a NIV

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Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. Lamentations 3:40 NIV

We have to acknowledge our baggage in order to let it go. Otherwise, we'll keep lugging around burdens God never intended us to carry.

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The Lord...visits the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation. Exodus 34:7

But Jesus Christ has the power to break EVERY chain, including the cycle of generational sin!!

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Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1 NIV

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