Chapter 13: Being Accountable

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1.	How would you define “good” Christian counseling? (Thought Question)

2.	Name three important elements to anger-management efforts.
	a)
	b)
	c)

3.	New insights and awareness mean little until they prompt you to make significant adjustments in your

4.	What admonition does the Apostle Peter make in 1 Peter 1:16?

5.	According to the Apostle Peter how may we make adjustments to our lifestyle? (1 Peter 2:21)

6.	An
	mind should result in changed patterns of living.

7.	In 2 Corinthians 5:17 what does the Apostle Paul declare?

8.	You can make several adjustments in your behavior to confirm that you have succeeded in managing your anger:
	a)
	b)
	c)
	d)

9.	Misused anger creates an emotional atmosphere of ,
	,

10.	What happens when anger is properly asserted or responsibly dropped?

11.	The highest aim in living is to know how to connect voluntarily with others in

12.	In 1 John 4:7 what does the Apostle John state regarding love?

13.	An inevitable by–product of misguided anger is damaged

14.	To truly find balance we must be willing to make amends with those who have been hurt by our past
	and

15.	You can make several adjustments in your behavior to confirm that you have succeeded in managing your anger:
	a)
	b)
	c)
	d)

16.	Read Luke 19:1-10. In your own words briefly explain the measures that Zacchaeus took to make amends.

17.	Some angry people would like to make amends but they find it impossible because of the other person’s

18.	What steps can you take to have a healing heart, even if the communication cannot go full circle?
	a)
	b)

19.	Read Psalms 51. What did King David ask God as he sought healing from a similar situation?
	a) (v. 2)
	b) (v. 10)

20.	After expressing his feelings what commitment did David make?
	(vs. 13)

21.	While there are no guarantees that we can tie down all loose ends involving anger, we can proceed with a clean future when we are willing to take the lead in our commitments to

22.	In Psalms 30:3 what does King David proclaim?

23.	Ongoing anger inhibits positive traits so you can deliberately set out to establish a reputation as someone who is
	rather than full of

24.	Using Hebrews 12:12-13 explain how you can establish a new positive reputation.
	a) (v. 12)
	b) (v. 13)

25.	Take the guessing game out of your relationships and allow others to

26.	When you confess your anger to a trusted friend, two things can occur:
	a)
	b)

27.	As we share our needs and plans we create the very atmosphere of
	and
	that will prompt ongoing emotional healthiness.