At the close of the service, he grabbed my elbow as I was leaving the auditorium. I hadn’t given it much thought until then, but as I crawled along on the crowded expressway, I distinctly remembered a conversation I’d had after teaching the same material earlier in the year.Ī well-dressed, distinguished man with a deep tan, white hair, and gold watch was sitting with his attractive wife in church one Sunday. Her voice quickened with excitement as she shared key insights that God had used to transform her and her family.Īs I drove home later that afternoon, it dawned on me just how pervasive this problem of anger is, along with all its accompanying emotions, such as guilt, shame, and frustration.
Her gratitude was in response to a series of messages titled Overcoming Emotions That Destroy.
She had learned to bring her anger under control she wasn’t yelling at her children anymore, and the physical abuse had stopped. But unlike the numbing headlines of today’s newspaper or the bizarre tales of talk radio, this woman’s story had a happy ending. I adjusted my earphones in the studio to get a clearer signal.īetween sobs of remorse and tears of joy, this young mother revealed a cycle of angry outbursts and physical abuse that had left her children recoiling and her overwhelmed with guilt and shame. From the moment she came on the air, I knew this was no ordinary call, and I would soon learn it was no ordinary story. Now available in trade paper.If you let anger get the best of you, it will reveal the worst of you. Counselors, pastors, and individual Christians will find this book a no-nonsense tool for handling destructive emotions in a healthy way. The authors cover solid biblical principles as well as the psychological aspects of our emotions, showing readers how they can actually be constructive tools used by God to transform lives and relationships. Readers also learn the difference between good and bad anger, how to gain control of their anger, and how to direct it toward constructive ends. Their message is clear: as we deal with our anger, we deal with the primary cause for all emotions that destroy.Ingram and Johnson help readers identify whether they are spewers, leakers, or stuffers. Becca Johnson in this encouraging and practical book, showing how many emotions lead to anger, and many emotions follow from it. Well-known teacher and speaker Chip Ingram teams up with psychologist and author Dr. Baker Publishing Group Overcoming Emotions That Destroy Practical Help For Those Angry Feelings That Ruin Relationships by Chip Ingram, Becca Johnson
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