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A Drawing of the Fighting Man (TFM #1)
The Fighting Man – what does he look like? My husband drew a very good rendition of him, even though the drawing does look a little “alien”-ish. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, bitterness, hate, unforgiveness
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The State of our Hearts (TFM #2)
When we are born, we have pure hearts. Hearts unencumbered by pain, disappointment, abuses, humiliations, etc. As circumstances occur in our lives, hurts are deposited like little black marks on our hearts. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, bitterness, hate, The Fighting Man, unforgiveness
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The State of my Heart (or How I Became the Fighting wo*Man*, TFM #3)
For most of my adult life, I had an extreme hate in my heart. That hate was mostly directed towards all men, but it spilled out into a lot of my other relationships. I wore everything The Fighting Man sported. It wasn’t always that way. Continue reading
Posted in Raising Faith-Filled Kids, The Fighting Man (TFM), The Heart of TFM
Tagged anger, bitterness, forgiveness, healing, The Fighting Man
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A New Identity (TFM #4)
Hate. Bitterness. Anger. I was full of The Fighting Man, and my relationships suffered from it. Only One could begin the clean up process. Continue reading
Posted in Healing TFM, The Fighting Man (TFM)
Tagged God, healing, insecurity, response, The Fighting Man, the heart, unforgiveness
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Do You Really Love even Me?? (TFM #5)
I parked the car in the garage. It was dusk; that half light, half dark, surreal time of day where nothing seems quite what it is. I turned off the engine and checked the side view mirror. I don’t know what prompted me to make that move, but I did, and something caught my eye. Continue reading
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The Healing Touch (TFM #6)
I was broken, but God was ready to perform the first Big Miracle in my life. He is real, and He gets very personal as He reveals Himself to me and shows me where He’s been all of my life. Continue reading
A Trust Issue (TFM #7)
I woke up Wednesday morning at 4:00 AM and did something I never do. I purposely touched my chest and under my fingertips I felt a lump. My heart jumped – my eyes jerked open and I was, of a sudden, wide awake. A sick, knowing realization overtook me; over 50 and a lump in my left breast. Continue reading
Posted in Healing TFM, The Fighting Man (TFM)
Tagged beautiful, fear, insecurity, trust, Trusting God, unknown
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And Now I Must Forgive (TFM 8)
Unforgiveness had spoiled my view of everything in my life, and it was reflected in the way I reacted to people and situations. Only one way could free me of these chains. But I needed help… Continue reading
Posted in Healing TFM, The Fighting Man (TFM)
Tagged anger, bitterness, forgiveness, hate, healing, love, unforgiveness
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Old Yeller (TFM #9)
Not the dog… Us! Do we yell? What is the effect of yelling or shouting in anger? Does it accomplish anything? Are we easily irritated? Do we get angry a little too often?
Let’s take a look at it.
Explosive anger does accomplish some things. Supposedly it releases the pressure that has mounted up in you for some infraction committed. But in actuality, once you get going it seems to propel the emotion further until you are angrier than when you first started. Continue reading
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Tagged anger, destructive anger, forgiveness, healthy anger, self-control
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How to Battle Effectively – Part 1 (TFM #10)
Just recently, I had the opportunity to engage in three battles. The strategies I used were very different between the first one and the last two. The results were diametrically opposite. Continue reading