Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Releasing Emotions through Scripture - My Scripture Lists

Everyone deals with different types of emotions every day. Depending on your personality and life experiences, certain emotions are more prevalent than others leaving us feeling overwhelmed or angry. Everyone is different.

But the word of God is constant and can help us with the emotions we deal with.


For me, I have developed folder in my notes on my IPad called "How to live in Hope". Everything that I read from Desiring God or certain blogs I like that center on scripture that encourage me to live in hope, I copy and paste into this folder. Even when I am just reading the Bible during my quiet time and there is a verse that catches my eye for a particular emotion that I struggle with, I place it into this folder. So when those times I feel certain emotion come up, I go straight to this folder look for that particular emotion and read those scriptures and pray them to God. By praying I mean by personalizing to this situation at hand or use it as a plead to God. Ninety-nine percent of the time God gives them unbelievable peace. His word is so faithful like that.

In this post I am going to share my lists of emotions and scriptures I use.

Verses when I feel overwhelmed with emotion
Psalm 94:19
Psalm 61:2
Psalm 38:9-10

Jonah 2:2

Verses when I feel anxious or fearful

Phil 4:6-7
1 Peter 5:7-8
Psalm 34:4
Psalm 55:22
Psalm 62:8
Proverbs 16:3
Psalms 94:17-19
Isaiah 26:3


Verses when I feel afraid

Psalm 56:3-4
Proverbs 3:21-26
Psalm 142:5

Proverbs 3:21-26

Verses when I get frustrated with my husband or daughter

Psalm 121
Isaiah 41:10
Isaiah 40:28-31
2 Corinthians 12:9
1 cor 15:57-58

Verses on not complaining
Romans 5:3-5
1 thess 5:16-18

Verses on when I feel busy and distracted
Luke 10:38-42
Psalm 40:11-13

Verses on when I feel like a failure


Psalm 37:23-24- I fall, He holds me up by His hand
Psalm 94:18-19- my foot slips, He holds my foot up; I feel anxious, His comfort delights me
Micah 7:7-8 I fall, He is my salvation; I sit in darkness, He is my light chill
Psalm 147:11 I hope in His mercy
Psalm 149:4 I am humble, He beautifies me with salvation
Luke 12:32 I worry about what I have or who I am, He wants to give me His kingdom
Psalm 86:5 in my day of trouble I cry out to Him, He is abundant in mercy, good, and ready to forgive whiLe He listens to me
Jude 24-25
Mal 3:6
Jeremiah 32:17-19,27

Verses on waiting on God
Psalm 25:5 He shows me the path I need to go by His truth.
Psalm 25:21
Psalm 27:14
Psalm 39:7
Psalm 130:5
Isaiah 30:18
Isaiah 40:31
Lam 3:25-26
Zeph 3:8- why the earth is messed up wait He will come back
Romans 8:25- wait with perseverance

Job 12:13

Verses on God's sovereignty
2 chron 20:15
Psalm 147
Psalm 138:5
Col 2:15
Mal 3:6

Psalm 27:5
Psalm 57:2
Hebrews 4:13
Psalm 89:11

Jeremiah 10:12

Verses on when I want to control
Psalm 62:1-2
Matthew 6:33
1 Peter 5:5-6
Proverbs 2:1-6
1 Tim 4:16-17

Verses to remind me that God cares about me


Psalm 25:10 nlt He leads with His unfailing love and faithfulness to those who keep His commands
2 chron 16:9 God searched out to help those who are fully committed to Him
Lam 3:22-33
2 Sam 22:19-20 He supports me and rescues me because He delights in me
Is 30:18
Psalm 145:14
Psalm 78:37-39
1 Peter 3:12
Psalm 27:5
Zeph 3:17

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Psalm 147:11
Jeremiah 31:3
Psalm 9:10
Psalm 31:7,19 NLT
Psalm 56:8-13

Verses when I feel spiritually attacked
Ephesians 6:10-13
1 Peter 5:8-9
1 John 4:4
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
Romans 3:3-5
1 Corinthians 16:13

Also I have a Pinterest board that called "The Emotions Board" that has more verses for more emotions.  

If you have any verses or blog posts or links that you have used during those hard times, leave them in the blank. I could add them to my Pinterest board. : )

Linking up with Jennifer #tellhisstory and Holley Coffee for your heart

7 comments :

  1. LOVE this Christina! What a wonderful compilation of scripture to deal with things that you are going through!

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  2. This is a great list of scriptures. I agree that it's important to not let our emotions boss us around, as they are expert at that. :) But we are free to adjust our thoughts to God's truth and mercy instead. Thanks for sharing this.

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  3. What a great list, Kristina! I just printed it off and can't wait to go through it more slowly soon. :-)

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  4. Hi Kristina,
    I love it that we're neighbors at Holley's link-up today! :) I love the posts from Desiring God, too -- so much practical knowledge in them. Like you, I've listed scriptures in the Notes app on my phone to remind me of God's goodness, but I like how you have yours arranged by emotion -- brilliant idea! :)

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  5. That's an amazing list. I like it Kristina. I have on recommendation for you. You can read about Christian lifestyle at Red Wine Magazine.

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  6. Wonderful list! I do something similar.

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  7. Kristina,
    Oh I'm so glad you reposted these verses! I needed the reminder! xo

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