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The next 10 days are about the Tensions in life. The tension between the desire for purity and the dirty places we find ourselves in. The tension between sacrifice and pleasure. The tension between dreams and reality. The tension between the Kingdom life and the earthly life. These are a few of the tensions we are going to explore. What it comes down to is this: We want you to live an unbalanced life. We want God to tip the scales in such a way that the life He calls us to entices us more than the lust of flesh.

This series will be 10 days of learning, stretching, growing and seeking God more. We want to walk with you through this journey of sweet surrender. It is going to take work, sweat and sacrifice to go deeper so if you aren’t up for being challenged Tension isn’t for you. But if you want to be a part of a community that really wrestles with the Scriptures and seeks to be more and more like Jesus then join us for these next 10 days.

Just like Progres s the main focus will be Monday through Friday. The weekend will be light and reflective. So without further ado . . .

Tension.

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Author: Joe \| Tags: 1 Peter 2:23, 2 Corinthians 10:5, 2 Peter 1:3-4, anger, compassion, Ecclesiastes 7:9, Ephesians 4:25-32, Exodus 34:6, gentle response, Gentleness, James 1:19, kindness, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 16:32, Psalm 37:8, Tension, wrath

PRAYERS OR COMMENTS:

wow. Lord, give me the strength to deal appropriately with my anger and help me to teach my children the appropriate responses, too.

- kimberlyhaes, March 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm

I really enjoyed the lesson on anger, it can rule your life until you turn your reactions over to God…He really can help!

- luxrm, March 1st, 2010 at 4:37 pm

Going to a public high school many times through out the day i hear teenagers making fun of other kids. One of the things that really bothers me is when people are mean to the under – dogs, it just kills me. Last week i changed science classes and today was my second day in class. I am surrounded by five new people and during class they would just make fun of the other people in the class. It made me sooo extremely mad. And i wanted to lash out at them and throw insluts at them to make them experience the pain that they were causing on other people…but i knew that that wasn’t exactly how God wanted me to deal with the situation, and that by flipping out on them the Lord’s love wouldn’t exactly shine through me like He wanted. So instead i didn’t say anything..which i don’t think is quite the right answer either…but i’m praying that God will show me what exactly he wants me to say to the kids around me in a gentle way that will help get my point across.

- Yak, March 1st, 2010 at 10:30 pm

Amazing how God works. My goal for lent involved controlling aspects of my Anger, and then here this is. God is wonderful in how he helps us when we need it most.

- WhiteTieEnt, March 5th, 2010 at 12:26 pm

wow. Lord, give me the strength to deal appropriately with my anger and help me to teach my children the appropriate responses, too.

- kimberlyhaes, March 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I really enjoyed the lesson on anger, it can rule your life until you turn your reactions over to God…He really can help!

- luxrm, March 1st, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Going to a public high school many times through out the day i hear teenagers making fun of other kids. One of the things that really bothers me is when people are mean to the under – dogs, it just kills me. Last week i changed science classes and today was my second day in class. I am surrounded by five new people and during class they would just make fun of the other people in the class. It made me sooo extremely mad. And i wanted to lash out at them and throw insluts at them to make them experience the pain that they were causing on other people…but i knew that that wasn’t exactly how God wanted me to deal with the situation, and that by flipping out on them the Lord’s love wouldn’t exactly shine through me like He wanted. So instead i didn’t say anything..which i don’t think is quite the right answer either…but i’m praying that God will show me what exactly he wants me to say to the kids around me in a gentle way that will help get my point across.

- Yak, March 1st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Amazing how God works. My goal for lent involved controlling aspects of my Anger, and then here this is. God is wonderful in how he helps us when we need it most.

- WhiteTieEnt, March 5th, 2010 at 12:26 pm