How to deal with how you feel Managing the emotions that make life unmanageable

James Gregory Merritt, 1952-

eBook - 2022

"Dr. Merritt brings the truth of God's Word and the wisdom of experience to that part of our humanity that moves us-the emotions." -Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books In today's climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair-and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs. When you study God's Word carefully, you'll discover it illuminates not just your faith, but ...also your feelings. In How to Deal with How You Feel, Dr. James Merritt will help you understand and apply the Bible's often overlooked practical guidance for handling difficult emotions, including depression, jealousy, dissatisfaction, anxiety, rage, and loneliness. How to Deal with How You Feel is a powerful roadmap to emotional health that will provide you with simple strategies and effective tools to process even your most chaotic emotions in a spiritually beneficial way. As you read, you'll discover how a deep-rooted faith will empower you to experience the richness of contentment, joy, and peace that transcends understanding. How to Deal with How You Feel combines divine principles with practical wisdom for life. It offers a roadmap for handling your most destructive and negative feelings-and in these times of turmoil and uncertainty, you'll find it to be a source of encouragement and hope. "As creatures made in the image of God, we are beings who think and feel, who exercise both reason and emotion. God's Word and the doctrines we derive from it are able to address our entire humanity, yet the modern church sometimes treats the heart as though it is less important than the mind. In How to Deal with How You Feel, Dr. Merritt brings the truth of God's Word and the wisdom of experience to that part of our humanity that moves us-the emotions." -Karen Swallow Prior, Research Professor of English and Christianity & Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books James Merritt, PhD, is a bestselling author, Bible teacher, and host of the Touching Lives television program, which broadcasts hope and encouragement nationwide and in 122 countries. As a respected voice on matters of spiritual health, Merritt has been interviewed by prominent media outlets such as The New York Times, Fox News, Christianity Today, CNN, TIME, and 60 Minutes. He is the senior pastor of Cross Pointe Church and resides with his family outside of Atlanta, Georgia. "As creatures made in the image of God, we are beings who think and feel, who exercise both reason and emotion. God's Word and the doctrines we derive from it are able to address our entire humanity, yet the modern church sometimes treats the heart as though it is less important than the mind. In How to Deal with How You Feel, Dr. Merritt brings the truth of God's Word and the wisdom of experience to that part of our humanity that moves us-the emotions." -Karen Swallow Prior, Research Professor of English and Christianity & Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books more