Tag: grief

• Controlling our emotions

  Psalm 126:3 “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Do you realize that joy should be the prevailing emotion of a Christian?  In fact, we have actually been commanded by God to rejoice, per the words from Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice.”  Like all […]

  lejaneyoung

  October 14, 2022

  Psalm 126, Psalms

  anger, depression, emotions, grief, joy, our thoughts, rejoice, sadness

• Godly sorrow

  Psalm 119:136 “My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.” Some emotions we would rather avoid, and one of them is sorrow.  No one likes to feel sad.  Sadness is usually associated with loss; perhaps loss of health, or property, or life.  There are various degrees of sadness, ranging from […]

  lejaneyoung

  September 1, 2022

  Psalm 119, Psalms

  godly sorrow, grief, humility, mourning, sadness, sin, tears

• Emotions

  Psalm 119:28 “My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!” When a Christian reads the words above, he or she may question how this could refer to a believer when we are told in other places in scripture things such as “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice […]

  lejaneyoung

  July 25, 2022

  Psalm 119, Psalms

  anger, depression, emotions, Fear, grief, joy, sorrow