My Books Spiritual Brokenness Spiritual brokenness and brokenness of soul are two very different things. Spiritual brokenness is an indication of surrender to God’s control

How to overcome our fears. Worry, anxiety, and fear are common emotions to us all. These are uncomfortable feelings that eat away at our insides, steeling our appetite, sleep, energy, and happiness. These reactions to circumstances, rob the sufferer of the freedom to enjoy life. Worry, anxiety, and fear dull the mind and destroy our peace and joy. Learning the secret of how to overcome our fears is essential if we are going to live a stable life.

Individuals carry into their adult relationships, defective ways of interacting with their partner, children, family, friends, peers, and superiors. They bring forward what they have been taught in their home environments, adult/child relationships, and peer experiences. So, how do you embrace the thorns in your life?

Understanding Depression is one of the most misunderstood illnesses of our day. Most other illnesses are socially acceptable, even spiritually tolerable, but suffer from depression you are labeled as being mentally ill. Some people expect that one who has fallen beneath the massive wheels of mental illness will never rise again or live a productive life. The Christian victim of depression is accused of lacking faith, having hidden sins, laziness, or unbelief, which is to say you aren’t a Christian at all. Those who have never suffered the debilitating effects of depression can’t begin to understand the complexities of the illness.

How to overcome triggers and improve mental wellness Did you know Triggers impact our mental wellness in distressing ways? They can turn your peaceful emotions into ones of fear, anger, loneliness, distress, or depression in a matter of moments. Suddenly, you find yourself reliving the emotions of previous trauma. You can be having a relaxing day when you hear, or see something, that flashes you into another period in your life. Our physical senses are so powerful that they remove all separation of time and space.

Mental wellness and painful emotions go hand in hand with your overall well-being. What comes to mind when you hear the word, “emotions?” If life presently has you on the mountaintop, you may experience a warm fuzzy feeling when you think of the word, “emotions”. But many times we are not on that mountain. Most often we are in the valley. If you are currently struggling through distressing circumstances, you may feel some anxiety, unhappiness, or loneliness when you hear the word, “emotions”. Connecting your emotions and mental wellness may give you a path out of your dark valley.

It just takes an attitude adjustment. I woke up this morning with a dark cloud hanging over my head. There was a challenge facing me that I considered a necessary nuisance. In the past, I would think this task to be something that had to be done. So, I would grudgingly settle in and work at it until it was finished. This morning, however, The Spirit checked me, and I was reminded of what I had said just last week in a presentation. “God wants our worship. Worship comes first, then everything else we do will flow out of our love and fellowship with our Lord. Every area of our lives is to be surrendered, in an act of worship.”

Effectively understanding depression requires taking the time and making the effort to do some research on mental health. Most other illnesses are socially acceptable, even spiritually tolerable, but suffer from depression, you are labeled as being mentally ill. Some people expect that one who has fallen beneath the massive wheels of mental illness will never rise again or live a productive life.

Here we will learn that preventing depression is essential to healthy living. Depression is not new. It is an age-old problem that is written about extensively in Scripture. Understanding we are not alone in our suffering helps in preventing depression. In the Bible, we find several accounts of mighty men of God who surrendered to the overwhelming pull of depression. Elijah, Jeremiah, and David are three examples that come to mind. Many of David’s psalms are filled with anguish. Elijah, after a great victory over the prophets of Baal, begged God to take his life. And Jeremiah is recognized as the weeping Prophet.