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b'Why is this happening, God? When will it stop?\\u201d Tears fell as I poured out\\nmy heart and journaled to the Lord. I had prayed for a particular person in\\nmy life for years, but the grueling situation continued. My emotions ranged\\nfrom despair to anger.\\nWhat emotions have you experienced lately? What about in the last\\ntwenty-four hours? Emotions encompass a wide range: love, happiness, fear,\\nanger, hatred, and more. Our feelings are typically affected by the\\ncircumstances, people, or objects surrounding us.\\nThe Bible is filled with people who experienced emotions of every kind.\\nTheir stories display a wide range of human experiences, and through them,\\nI\\u2019ve learned that God can handle all our feelings. While He does want to\\nhear our praises and happy emotions, He also longs for us to share our\\nhearts, pouring out our negative feelings as well. We can see this modeled\\nin the book of Psalms.\\nDavid wrote over seventy of the psalms, and he is described as a man after\\nGod\\u2019s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22). In some of David\\u2019s psalms, he\\npraises God and gives thanks for all He\\u2019s done. In others, David is full of\\nlament, anguish, and despair as he questions God and wonders why his\\ncircumstances have not changed.\\nDavid had a personal, intimate relationship with God. He shared all his\\nheart and didn\\u2019t hold back. God invites us to have this kind of\\nrelationship with Him through Jesus. God knows our hearts, minds, and the\\ninnermost thoughts of our being (Psalm 139:1-4). Even though He doesn\\u2019t\\nneed us to tell Him how we feel, He desires us to share everything on our\\nminds.\\nSimilarly to how human relationships grow with trust and communication, we\\nalso grow closer to God when we share our deepest thoughts. God longs for\\nus to give our concerns to Him. He\\u2019s ready to handle our big questions. No\\nmatter what emotions you\\u2019re feeling today, God is ready to listen to\\neverything you have to say. \\u2022 Erin Nestico\\n\\u2022 Why do you think God longs for us to pour out our hearts to Him?\\n\\u2022 Are there any emotions you don\\u2019t feel comfortable sharing with God? Which\\nones?\\nO my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God\\nis our refuge. Psalm 62:8 (NLT)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.61|Ps.100|Ps.62.8'