093 \/\/ Overwhelmed by Emotions? Discover God’s Path to a Peaceful Heart

Today’s episode is all about being encouraged to trust God with your emotions.

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Got an emotional bucket that needs emptying?

Are there things that trigger your emotions to spill-out when you don’t want them to?

Maybe it’s time for getting some help.

Here are some Bible verse that may be helpful.

Bible verses that encourage expressing emotions and trusting God with them, along with their text from the New Heart English Bible (NHEB):

Psalm 34:17-18

Verse (NHEB): “The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as are of a contrite spirit.” (a crushed spirit)

Psalm 62:8

Verse (NHEB): “Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.”

1 Peter 5:7

Verse (NHEB): “Casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.”

Philippians 4:6-7

Verse (NHEB): “In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.”

Psalm 56:3-4

Verse (NHEB): “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. In God, I praise his word. In God, I trust. I am not afraid. What can flesh do to me?”

These verses emphasize the importance of being open about our emotions and trusting God to provide comfort, guidance, and peace.

Here are some Bible verses that speak to trusting God to help identify and resolve personal issues, complete with their text from the New Heart English Bible (NHEB):

Proverbs 3:5-6

Verse (NHEB): “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.”

Psalm 139:23-24

Verse (NHEB): “Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

James 1:5

Verse (NHEB): “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.”

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Verse (NHEB): “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose trust the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.”

Psalm 37:5