We can learn something very important about God from each of these stories, something that will give us the strength of heart we need to “get back up again” no matter what comes our way.
What King Ahab can teach us about navigating the emotional disruptions that are necessary parts of the process of change.
The Bible says that when we find our delight in God, he will give us everything our heart really wants.
Jesus’s disciples found the emotional strength to carry out their incredible task by being in prayer continually.
If you want to learn how to reconnect with God when you’re feeling spiritually disconnected, start by asking yourself these three questions.
When understood and taken to God, emotions create an intimate relationship with God and friends like no other.
Do you understand yourself? God knows who we really are and can help us get to the root of things. We just have to be willing to let him.
Sometimes we can get stuck in our feelings, and it can feel impossible to understand and move past them. But God can help us work through them and move forward.
When we feel alone and isolated, we can become afraid that if we really let people in, they won't accept us for who we are. But God wants fill the hole that loneliness creates.
How do you respond when you go through storms in life? Emotional storms? Do they drive you closer to God and make you stronger in your convictions? Or do storms leave you shaken and weakened in your faith?
How are you handling the predominant stresses and emotions in your life? Are they overwhelming you or are you overcoming them?