First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/when-hope-hurts-what-psalm-13-and-hannah-teach-us-about-hope-deferred/ “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” -Proverbs 13:12 Have you ever experienced emotional pain from the ache of waiting for something deeply desired that has not come? Maybe you…
Psalm 42: Battling Depression with Hope in God
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/psalm-42-battling-depression-with-hope-in-god/ “Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, “Where is this God of yours?”” Psalm 42:3 NLT Psalm 42 is a passage full of raw emotion. The psalmist…
Emotion in Scripture: Happy Easter!
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/emotion-in-scripture-happy-easter/ All of us at SureHope Counseling & Training Center want to wish you a very Happy Easter! This year in our blog we have been focusing on emotion in Scripture. When examining this topic, we see…
Emotions In Scripture: How Jesus Models Emotions
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/emotions-in-scripture-how-jesus-models-emotions/ Many Christians have grown up with the subtle belief that strong emotions are something to control, minimize, or even feel ashamed of. Anger, grief, fear, and distress can sometimes feel “unspiritual,” as though maturity in faith…
Scripture Validates Human Emotion
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/scripture-validates-human-emotion/ There is something profoundly comforting when we recognize and deeply internalize the truth that God made himself in human likeness (Philippians 2:7), and Jesus both understands the realities of being human on this side of eternity…