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A thought by Jentezen Franklin from his book, Love Like You've Never Been Hurt: Hope, Healing and the Power of an Open Heart (p. 98). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)   Anger can be a real problem especially if you are ruled by it. Jentezen says, “We have all been there to some degree. It is normal to get angry and to want to do something about it. But we cannot position ourselves to love like we’ve never been hurt if we are ruled by our tempers. “Ephesians 4:26 tells us, ‘And “‘don’t sin by letting anger control you.’” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry.’ Anger is not a sin. Mismanaging it is.” He goes on, “The next verse warns, ‘For anger gives a foothold to the devil.’ When we hold on to anger, when we nurture it, when we harp on it, when we think about it and dream about it, we give a place to the devil. The Greek word translated ‘place’ or ‘foothold’ is topos , which means

A thought by Jentezen Franklin from his book, Love Like You've Never Been Hurt: Hope, Healing and the Power of an Open Heart (p. 91). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)   Right before this thought Jentezen says, “We are not called to be kind only when we experience the blessings of our relationships. God has called us to buy the field. In other words, when life gets tough and the one you love is not in a great place, you need to dig through the rubbish, the broken bottles, the piles of dirt, the manure, the rats and the beat-up, rusty cars that don’t work, because buried in that messy field is a treasure.” He says, “You find the treasure in relationships when you choose to be kind. When you choose to believe in what is possible, not in your current reality. When you choose to reconcile instead of fight to be right. When you choose not to snap at your husband for no reason. When you choose to stop what yo

A thought by Jentezen Franklin from his book, Love Like You've Never Been Hurt: Hope, Healing and the Power of an Open Heart (p. 72). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)   And he feeds so many lies into our mind.   So how do we take care of these lies?   Good question. Jentezen says, “It’s about recalibrating our minds by feeding on the truth. It’s about finally getting rid of the bad tattoos in our minds.” He goes on, “Let’s talk tattoo removal for a minute. While the process varies based on the size, color, and age of the tattoo, generally speaking, it works this way: When focused directly on the tattoo, a laser (a high-intensity light beam) breaks up the pigment colors. After a series of sessions, the tattoo should be almost or completely removed. “What is interesting is that the laser needs some help in this process. Once the beams of light break the ink particles apart, white blood cells abso