DennyLongley Loc: Bay City Michigan

Good afternoon Stage.. how is everyone today, I hope yall are in good health in these crazy times. I found this post about anger and wanted to share. I believe this is strait out of "Jesus Calling" by Sarah Young but it's a very good message..

"Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. Although this is a biblical command, anger is treated as taboo in many Christian circles. Repression of this normal, human emotion is neither righteous nor healthy; in fact, it can lead to serious problems. If you fail to recognize your anger, you are likely to let the sun go down on it and take it to bed. This gives the devil an opportunity—a place of entrance into your life. It can also result in various health problems. Therefore, early recognition of these powerful feelings is vital. The command 'Be angry' gives you permission to have such feelings, so you are free to face them openly. You do, however, need to be careful how you express them." -Jesus Lives by Sarah Young, p. 320

#selfcontrol #feelings #JesusLives

Now, that being said, I have a real issue with this. As she said though, "early recognition of these powerful feelings is vital".. that's what I've been working on, recognizing it.. feeling it.. and settling it down before I blow a cork. I've prayed about this, started a few months back and I'm starting to see results. My wife tells me I'm better, I FEEL a 100 times better mentally. Trish says the last couple months while she has been gone, she sees ME again, instead of whatever I turned in to.. things are getting better. Prayer was key, and advice from you all was the driving force. Collectively, we all bring wisdom to the table. Also collectively, theres MANY years of wisdom on this site.. in a sense, I'm collecting wisdom from each and every one of you, 'life application 101' how to adult correctly lol.

GodBless and keep you safe. Walk in love and peace, go in grace..

-Denny

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Good morning still for me on the left coast. Rainy drizzly day here, temps in the forties. Good day to stay away from crowds and keep my hands clean. You do the same.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

" theres MANY years of wisdom on this site.. in a sense, I'm collecting wisdom from each and every one of you,"

Just to lighten the mood here Denny, Are you saying we are OLD???????? LOL DL.

Nice message you posted. And I am not angry with you saying I am OLD. Now that I got that off my chest have a Great Day Longley Family.

Pickle Loc: Duplin co, NC

Those who have wronged or angered us must be forgiven. Some don't realize that the forgiveness is for yourself so you can again have peace in your heart. When you can recognize and practice this you will find that anger won't be such an issue. That's not to say we will never be angered it will just make it easier to release the anger when it happens.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Denny follow my rules for a "Good Day" and if you think about them it will help a lot.

1) I don't have to change a flat tire.
2) I Don't have to talk to an Insurance Adjuster.
3) Nobody sticks a gun in my face.

If it isn't severe physical pain or life threatening, it is petty.
You won't remember it 3 years from now.
You can remember every really good thing that happened to you 3 years later.
You can remember every really bad thing that happened to you 3 years later.
I remember when I got married, when my daughters were born.
I remember when my father and later my mother died.
I don't remember the dummy that cut me off 3 years ago.
BTW When that does happen, I out on a big smile and wave at them.
If they see me waving at them and it was an accident, I see them shrug and wave back.
If they did it on purpose to make me mad, that didn't happen and they are now ahead of me so I can see the accident they cause and avoid it.
My Blood pressure didn't rise and I didn't stop watch the traffic around me where I might get into an accident. See #2 above.
I win, they loose and I didn't get mad.
Like I said, in 3 years you won't remember the petty stuff so why get mad about it?
BTW #1 I finished blowing out my back changing a flat tire and did a wek n the hospital and 3 months rehab to finally get back to 98% 7 years later.
#3 I have so far avoided by not being "Stupid" and having "Victim" tattooed on my forehead.
Every day is the first day of your life again, enjoy it. IMO

DennyLongley Loc: Bay City Michigan

Hahaha *cough cough* Negitive sir, never that lol.. I'm approaching the beginning of "oldness" in april.. I'm hitting 40 and I think that's pretty much it for being young.. young at heart but my body tho lbvs.

It's all downhill from here I reckon..

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

40? You aren't even thinking of retirement yet. Plenty of time left for another 2 or 3 munchkins.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

Denny,those words of wisdom needed to be said. I for one get a bit upset at times and never stop to think,was this or that meant to hurt or correct something I did or said to offend or give incorrect information. We human ain’t we? God bless you gals and guys.

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

Good for you Denny. I had a situation that got so bad I found myself saying one morning: “It’s been seven years since this started. If I had killed him when I had the chance, I’d be up for parole about now. It would’ve been worth it.”
I luckily was able to learn that the hate and anger were only hurting me, and that forgiveness is possible even if no restitution is ever made. I figured out that doing right is way more important than being right.
Hang in there, you’re on the right path. Love and forgiveness are the answer to most problems.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Hate and anger are two loads that are too heavy to carry for long. You have to put them down and move on. I can relate stuco - i would have killed the person I hated had I had the opportunity. That hatred wore me down to the point I was no good to anyone. I finally moved on. I found out years later that the guy committed suicide. Karma? Something to think about.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

OOOOOOOOO DL you are so good for the rest of us.

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

And so here we are, happily grumpy instead of bitter lonely old men.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

If nothing else we have each other as odd as that might sound to some. And as flyguys ends a post with often

we share we care.

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

I couldn't agree more.

DennyLongley Loc: Bay City Michigan

I also concur.