LIVING THE CHRISTIAN VALUES

1. LIVING THE CHRISTIAN VALUES PRESEANTATION BY MARTHA MAPONYA 22 MARCH 2014 SELF-CONTROL

2. CONTROLLING ANGER • ANGER IS A POWERFUL EMOTION • ANGER IN AND OF ITSELF IS NOT GOOD OR BAD, NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE • THIS GOES FOR ALL THE OTHER EMOTIONS THAT WE EXPERIENCE • THE EITHER GOOD OR BAD LABEL RESULTS FROM HOW WE HAVE LEARNED TO DEAL WITH OUR NATURAL EMOTIONS

3. CONTROLLING ANGER • ANGER CAN BE/IS USEFUL • WHEN USED PROPERLY IT CAN HELP US • GET OUT OF UNHEALTHY SITUATIONS • HELP US CONFRONT ISSUES THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH • GET MOTIVATED TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY BY ONE’S RESPONSE AT SEEING INJUSTICE • PROVIDES FUEL TO KEEP US GOING

4. CONTROLLING ANGER • ANGER IS ADDICTIVE • WHEN ONE IS ANGRY ONE FEELS BEING GIVEN A LICENCE TO DO AS ONE WISHES • ONE BECOMES FEARLESS • ONE FEELS ONE CAN CONGUER ANYTHING • THEREFORE ONE MAY STAY IN THE ANGRY MODE TO GET THAT FEELING

5. CONTROLLING ANGER • THE BIBLE SAYS “A MAN WITHOUT SELF-CONTROL IS LIKE A CITY BROKEN INTO AND LEFT WITHOUT WALLS” • THIS MEANS WE BECOME VULNERABLE (OPEN TO ATTACKS – FROM MOODS) WHEN WE DON’T CONTROL OURSELVES. • THE BIBLE GOES ON TO SAY “BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL; AGAINST SUCH THINGS THERE IS LAW” • THEREFORE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT SELF-CONTROL IS THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

6. CONTROLLING ANGER IN CONCLUSION TO BECOME HEALTHY, WELL BALANCED ADULTS, YOU MUST LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE ANGER YOU FEEL THANK YOU