Category Archives: Emotions

A screaming room in every hospital

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

The doctor thought to himself that there should be a screaming room in every hospital. Continue reading →

Posted in Death, Emotions, Fear of death, Loss, Prayer, Suffering, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Longing for her father’s approval

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

According to her father, she did not eat, dress, or date appropriately. Rather than gaining what her heart desired, she was farther away from the hope of ever being loved by her dad for who she was. Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Abuse, Child Abuse, Emotions, Family life, Fathers, Parenting, Parenting teens | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Use your mind to control emotions

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Are emotions within our control? Can we be commanded regarding our emotions? Rejoice always!? Do not be anxious about anything!? Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Christian Counselor, Counseling, Depression, Emotions, envy, Envy and Jealousy, feeling hopeless | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Assurance, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Call to ministry, Character, Childhood trauma, Christian life, Comfort, Complaceny, Conceit, Conflict, Contentment, Crisis, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Divine Lottery, Doubt, Elders, elders in the Church, Emerging Leaders, Emotions, Encouragement, Failure, Faith, Fear, feeling hopeless, Freedom, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, Grace, Gratitude, Grieving, Hope?, Kindness, Leadership, Life of a pastor, Loss, marriage problems, Meaning of life, Mercy, Middle life, Mind Renewal, Nihilism, Pain, Pastors, personal, Praise, Prayer, purpose, Questioning God, Repentance, Sadness, Seeking God, Selfishness, Spiritual Detox, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Suicide, Temptation, Trials, Truth, Victory, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

How to change our emotions

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

How can we make lasting changes in our lives? How can we control our emotions so that they lead to a healthy and God-honoring life? Continue reading →

Posted in Behavior, Change, Christian life, Christianity, Counseling, Emotions, Encouragement, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Guidelines for living, Holistic ministry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Formula E429 could change your life!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Think of how many times we could defuse a situation by choosing better words and tones. But don’t miss my WARNING LABEL! Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Communication, Complaining, Conflict, Contentment, Criticism, Difficult people, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Family life, Fathers, God's Will, Gospel-centered, Gossip, Grace, Gratitude, Kindness, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Parenting teens, Patience, Praise, Relationships, Selfishness, Speech, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Unity, Wisdom, Wives | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Forgiveness – An act of worship

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

When hurt by others, we often only see the horizontal significance of what occurred. “This is about me and the one who hurt me!” we argue. Yet those who worship God are called to view forgiveness as an act of worship. This is primarily about God and secondarily about me or my offender. When we forgive, we “let go of” instead of “holding on to” or “holding against.”

Forgiveness is an act of releasing to God the hurtful actions and consequences of the wrong done to us. Continue reading →

Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Burnout, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Confession, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Difficult people, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Emotions, Faith, Forgiveness, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Love, Pain, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Radical love, Relationships, Repentance, Revenge, Wisdom, Worship | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Why bitter people are difficult to help

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Bitterness is a protective mechanism used to guard cherished resentments. It can feel good to be bitter because bitterness is an emotional drug that induces temporary feelings of relief. Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Anger, Bitterness, Emotions, Forgiveness, Revenge, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Playing the divine lottery?

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

As a young boy, I struggled with why God allowed these things to happen to my mom and dad. As the oldest son, I was more aware of the difficulties but did not have the maturity to handle it. Throughout those years, I often prayed for God to intervene with a “BIG” solutions. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Blessed by God, Depression, Despair, Discernment, Discouragement, Doubt, Emotions, Encouragement, Faith, Joy, Pain, Personal devotions, Praise, Prayer, Questioning God, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual inventory, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Trials, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Room for normal sadness

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Do we have room in our lives for normal sadness? Do we have unrealistic expectations for gregariousness? There appears to be a significant need for helping people understand the role of sadness in life and in character formation.
Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Biopsychology, Christian Counselor, Counseling, Depression, Despair, discouraged, Discouragement, Doctor, Emotions, Grieving, Health Care, Holistic ministry, Laughter, Loss, Medicine, Psychology, Sadness | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments