Managing Emotions During the Holidays

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Bob Lepine describes four common emotions people experience at Christmas — disappointment, stress, sadness, and joy. All too often families are looking for the perfect holiday but overlook the reason for the season — the birth of Jesus. If we can learn to relax, lower our expectations, and focus on our Savior, we’re likely to experience a more joyous holiday!

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0:00.0	For more than 25 years, Monica suffered from an addiction to drugs and alcohol,
0:06.1	fueled in part by her painful and shameful past.
0:10.3	The thought would come to my mind that I had had these abortions.
0:15.0	I would not want to think about it because the pain was just too real.
0:19.9	Thankfully, God healed Monica's heart, and today, she supports focus on the family's
0:25.2	pro-life ministry.
0:26.7	I want to support a ministry that can help change the trajectory of people's life that are
0:32.7	contemplating abortion.
0:34.6	I can't go back in time and change my life and change my decisions, but I can support a
0:40.9	ministry that can help positively change someone else's. I'm Jim Daly. Let's save babies and give
0:48.1	families hope today. Donate and your gift will be doubled. Call 800A family or visit focus on the family.com
0:56.6	slash gift. I always look forward to Christmas because I love finding the right gift for people,
1:05.2	but my problem is I hide them too well and I won't find the gifts until June or July. My family gets together, and we just
1:12.3	enjoy just a giant breakfast, and it's just a lot of fun. When I think about Christmas, I think
1:18.2	about the joy I get every Christmas day, and when I see my boys running down the steps to go
1:23.8	dive into their Christmas gifts. It sounds kind of cliche, but Christmas just feels so magical because everybody's celebrating the same holiday at once, and we all share that with each other.
1:34.3	Well, I wonder if you can relate to any of those comments.
1:37.3	It seems that we're in the middle of another busy holiday season.
1:40.3	It's likely that you and your family are experiencing a little bit of stress and excitement
1:44.5	at this time of year, or maybe you're feeling a little like the Grinch.
1:49.4	Wherever you are on that spectrum of emotions, we have some wonderful encouragement for you
1:53.6	today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
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