Monday, February 18, 2013

Free!

Just this week I heard a great message about the danger of harboring unresolved anger in your heart.  I realized that I had some, and followed these three steps prescribed by the speaker that I found immensely helpful:

1. Identify who you are angry with
2. Determine what they owe you (what was taken from you)
3. Decide to cancel the debt

The simple definition he gave for anger is "YOU OWE ME."  So after, identifying the people and determining specifically what it was I felt they owed me, I was able to consciously and verbally 'cancel' the debt.  The speaker quoted both Paul and JC in establishing the truth that FORGIVENESS is the only way to break the power of anger, and he was right.  Feeling very happy and free right now!