Anger.
I never considered myself an angry person until I had children. In .73 seconds I can go from happy as a lark to angry as a brown bear whose just had her cubs messed with. In my case, it is my cubs who have just messed with me.
I hate the feeling that wells up in me. I hate the look on my children’s faces when their momma is ticked off.
By the grace of God and leading of the Holy Spirit, I am very humbled to share that the anger stays at bay more often than not now. This is a testament to the power of God working in my heart. Let me assure you that everything that I tried to do to change this issue failed miserably. That’s not to say that I don’t still mess up and have to apologize, but at least forward progress is being made.
Because anger has been such an issue in my parenting, it is a topic that has been covered many times on this blog. Here are a few of the blog posts about anger and learning to keep a lid on the emotion.
- Help for Anger Management
- Practical Help for Anger Management Skills
- I am Mad at God and Bitterness May Take Over
- Unacceptable Yelling from Mommy
- I was Mad
Combining my experiences with what author Tedd Tripp shares in Chapter 4 of his book Shepherding a Child’s Heart, I pray that you can make steps forward to cease the “unholy anger” in your life.
