Today we'll explore how emotional health and trust are linked.

We are all emotional beings, and how we're doing emotionally affects us all on a regular basis.

God has something to say about your emotional health, and it is my hope you are encouraged

and feel afresh how deeply you're loved by the Lord as we focus in on this truth.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Psalm 33, verse 21.

Scripture says, for our heart is glad in Him because we trust in His Holy Name.

Do you know that God cares deeply about your emotions?

Your Heavenly Father longs for your life to be marked by emotional joy, fulfillment,

satisfaction, and peace. He longs for your emotions to be rooted and grounded in his steadfast love and goodness.

Our God is an emotional God. He is not void of feelings. We feel because he feels.

We have emotions because we are made in his image.

For much of my Christian life, I thought my emotions had to be based on my circumstances.

I felt happy or sad based on others' opinions,

the pressures of life and opportunities I had or didn't have.

As a result, I was on a constant emotional roller coaster

following the ups and downs of this shaky world.

I found myself controlled by the things of the world, rather than the foundation of love

laid before me by the sacrificial love of Jesus.

Scripture continually describes a link between emotional health and trust.

Isaiah 26, verses 3 and 4 says,

You keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you because he trusts in you.

Trust in the Lord forever.

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