Boulder Creek Community Church

** So… Question: When you get mad. What are you defending? When you understand what it is you’re defending, you have the answer to what it is your heart holds most dear. Which leads us to why it is that our anger… the things that make us angry bring about so much pain, heartache and destruction in our relationships…Our basic problem is NOT anger, but that our anger is disordered. Disordered anger is a result of disordered love. Here’s what I mean by that… Disordered love comes as a result of us making a good thing the ultimate thing.When our love is disordered our anger will be disordered! .** Example – Your child gets caught stealing. You’re mad! But why? Because you see the destructive and painful path your child is headed down, and your love compels you to be angry, or because your reputation as a parent is at stake. What will the neighbors say? Peel back like an onion… - Level 1 – Everyday things that we face. Johnny spills his milk, my boss yells at me, my wife doesn’t respond the way I’d like…