Tag: sadness

• 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

• Emotional contrasts

  John 16:20 “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.” What makes you happy and what makes you sad? According to John 16, your relationship to Jesus will have a big effect on the answer to…

  lejaneyoung

  September 6, 2022

  John, John 16

  emotions, happiness, joy, mourning, rejoicing, sadness, sorrow

• 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