Oliver Gary J. - Its okay to be angry: a womans guide to healthy emotions

Anger and womenweve all been confused about how to handle this volatile emotion. Weve been told to stuff it or strut it, but in truth, neither of these behaviors will get us what we ultimately want. And even when there are reasons to get angry, we women dont really want to fight, we want to win! Far too often, though, the victory results in losing at both love and life; friends become strangers and children and loved ones get pushed away. Our health becomes compromised and we find our emotions spiraling downward. Compassionate understanding of this emotion called anger has never been so desperately needed!

Women who hang on to unresolved anger issues either end up pushing away the very ones they long to draw near or they turn the anger on themselves. I know, because Ive done both.

When I was a stay-at-home mom with three boys under age five, I had the privilege of reading my first book by these caring men, Norm Wright and Gary Oliver. At that time I wanted so desperately to gather all the information I could to do it right and pass a blessing on to my children. But instead I ended each day exhausted and with a list in my head of how I had failed to do just that. I remember one night when I climbed in bed with the book, hoping to draw on its wisdom, and came across the question of what our goal, as parents, should be for our children. My mind raced to fill in the blank. I am going to get this answer correct! I thought to myself. I wrote out an impressive rsum of attributes and felt very self-satisfied as I turned the page to check my answer. What I read shook every paradigm I held as a mother. It was so simple yet profound that it still remains with me today, as a mother of fourthree of whom are teens. The gist of the answer is that our goal as parents should be to cause our children to be independent from us and dependent on God. I immediately felt released and empowered.

I believe you will also feel released and empowered when you read Its Okay to Be Angry . It is time to heal the hurts of women young and old. For mothers who are confused and trapped in their past, and for their daughters who often relive their mothers wounds, it is time to experience Gods love and forgiveness and to let Him wash away all the hurt of yesterday. It is time to become equipped with the skills we need to move beyond shame and condemnation to a position of repentance and empowerment. It is my prayer that destructive anger would no longer be passed from one generation to another, as though it were an inheritance. It is time to pass something more to our sons and our daughters.

So be encouraged. The Father has come with healing in His wings. This book is filled with tender and insightful instruction that fosters a safe environment for the Holy Spirit to shed His light of truth on your heart and life. It will guide you to the root of the issue so that you will not spend the rest of your life pulling off the fruit.

Lisa Bevere
Speaker and author
Without Rival and Adamant