In talking to people in the counseling room, I find there is invariably some problem with anger… Many times, I talk to adults who were not allowed to express anger as a child.  These children can grow into adults who believe any anger is sinful, whether it is simply feeling the emotion of anger, or worse yet, expressing that anger.  Of course, there are healthy AND unhealthy ways of expressing anger, and the unhealthy ways usually do result in sinful behavior of some sort as the angry person is probably lashing out at something or someone.  Christians raised in such a fashion especially seem to have difficulty perceiving that love…

Test #1:  Is this consistent with His Word?   You may not know large amounts of Scripture, but the Lord knows that and He frequently speaks from what you do know. In addition, if you think you are hearing His voice, and He is speaking about a certain topic, you can do a word search or topical search in a Bible Program (I list my favorites at the bottom of this post) to find ALL the Scripture related to that word or topic…and by reviewing these words/passages, it is possible to clearly understand what you believe God is saying… Here are my favorite online research sites: Bible Gateway Bible Hub…

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