Dealing With Anger
Are you, or is your spouse, an angry person?
Program: Real FamilyLife
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Dennis Rainey: Are you, or is your spouse, an angry person?
Guest: I never finished a conversation with anybody until I met my wife. Because whenever the conversation would go in a direction my dad didn't like, he would storm out of the room. I didn't know you could talk through something all the way to the end. I never saw it before.[ Read Full Transcript ]
Dennis Rainey: Anger has many ways of showing itself. In this man's life, his dad's anger was expressed by distancing himself from the rest of the family. In other cases, anger can lead to violence or even spousal abuse. And, in the most extreme cases, it can lead to murder or suicide.
Anger is often a result of self-esteem problems. If your spouse has an anger problem, create an environment where he or she knows that nothing is off-limits. They can share whatever they want to share and they'll still be loved. Your unconditional love and consistent prayer could be the cure that Jesus Christ has in mind for their healing.
One final thought. Whether the problem with anger is yours or your spouse's, the cure will begin with either asking for forgiveness or granting true forgiveness. Only then can God heal.
I'm Dennis Rainey, and that's Real Family Life.
Date: 5/2/2008 12:00:00 AM
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