Well I am going to stop promising when I am going to post on anger. I think it will be a series (God willing). Every time I look into God's word on this subject I discover a new facet that I did not know was there before. One thing that I am learning is that anger is far from a simple emotion. It is a complex highly nuanced emotion. In my training as a counselor I had been taught that anger is a autonomic response to real or perceived threats. That is true to the extent that the anger is rooted in a threat, but I am finding the the sort of animalistic (evolutionary?) explanation of primal instinct is far from accurate to describe the whole subject. As I am reflecting on this I think that perhaps this is why the field of counseling has such a difficult time treating anger problems. Our view is overly simplistic. Any way these are some of the thoughts rambling through my brain for what it is worth. I will post as soon as I have something that is understandable and not rambling (like this post).
May God richly bless you all!
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