Our society is facing a severe mental health crisis, with anxiety, depression, and suicide all at alarming high rates. So, where can we turn to for hope? Join Chip as he offers a message of hope and encouragement straight from James chapter 5. Discover how God does not just address our symptoms but aims to heal our emotional wounds in a profound and meaningful way. Tune in for insights that can bring comfort and understanding during these challenging times.
Main Points
God's prescription for emotional healing:
- For emotional distress – Rx…. Pray! --James 5:13a
- For emotional delight – Rx…. Sing! --James 5:13b
Question #1: What kind of prayers heal emotional wounds?
- Prayers that heal emotions include three parts and are called laments: | 1. Recount your pain. | 2. Recall God's Character. | 3. Resolve to trust Him. |
- Examples to follow when you feel "bad" due to: | Depression, doubt, circumstances. --Psalm 13 | Guilt, shame, sin. --Psalm 38 | Persecution, adversity. --Psalm 56 | Injustice, "raw deal." --Psalm 73
Question #2: What kind of prayers fill our emotional reservoir?
- Prayers that fill our emotional tanks include three parts and are called Psalms of praise: | 1. Recount your gain. | 2. Recall God's character. | 3. Resolve to thank Him. |
- Examples to follow when you feel "good" due to: | God’s forgiveness, healing. --Psalm 103 | God’s goodness and love. --Psalm 136 | God’s mighty acts, compassion. --Psalm 145 | God’s faithfulness, creation. --Psalm 146-150 |
Conclusion:
- "Ups" and "downs" are normal.
- Emotional health demands we move beyond the "silencingof our symptoms."
- Emotional healing is a gift from God. Go to "The" Counselor before you go to a counselor.
- "Getting stuck" is also normal and God uses people, in conjunction with prayer, to mend our emotional wounds.
- Extreme wounds, at times, demand extended and specialized care.
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About Chip Ingram
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
