So I just finished reading two very interesting books, the first is called Faces of Rage. The author, David Damico does a great job explaining how in our rage we take control, at least we try. We intend to manage our lives, but instead only fragment and paralyze our souls. The strength, joy, and wholeness of life will not be ours unless our relationships to others are redeemed in our relationship with God. Damico says our strategy of control leaves us starved and weak. Rage wears many masks, rage can be both warrior and peacemaker, it can be the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing. Rage is not just about angry emotion it is about self-protection, it blooms in the deep soil of unresolved loss. It is hard to find life amongst the rage. Life is conquering circumstances to maintain an inseparable relationship with the Lord who is our treasure and glory. I believe God used this book in my life to help me examine triggers of when I let my flesh or circumstances control my thoughts, attitude, and behavior. It does not always look like a red eyed, fire-breathing dragon but it effects me and others as if it was. I am never going to "arrive" in this life and it is not going to get easier, but I believe that God gives us a brain and tools, the bible, and a Savior to pave the way to have abundant life with His son, Jesus Christ. For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ! Romans 5:17NET
