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b'Have you ever been in a really emotional place\\u2014one where you\\u2019ve never been before? I have. Those situations are hard to navigate: they\\u2019re overwhelming and scary. Sometimes you even start to believe the lie that you need to isolate yourself until you \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153fix\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d the problem or \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153get over\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d your feelings. But real freedom is found in asking friends and family to come alongside you and listen to your struggle.\\nYou may worry that the situation will seem \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153small\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d or \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153stupid\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d because you \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153shouldn\\u2019t be feeling like this and just need to get over it.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Or you might think, because your emotions are so big and overwhelming for you, that you don\\u2019t want to \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153burden\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d anyone else with them. These worries can make you feel lonely and even worthless.\\nBut let me encourage you in your struggle, whatever the size of the problem. Any emotion you have, whether someone says it\\u2019s \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153correct\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d or not, is real. Because\\u2014whether you are misunderstanding a situation or the situation truly is that difficult\\u2014your emotions are telling you it\\u2019s time to take a step back and figure out what\\u2019s going on in your mind.\\nBelieve it or not, no matter what situation you are going through, God understands. He wants you to come to Him with every single emotion you have (Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Peter 5:7). He created you with emotions, and you live in a world broken by sin and death. Jesus Himself knows the same emotions we feel because He came to live among us. Even in the Old Testament\\u2014all throughout the book of Psalms\\u2014David (who was called a man after God\\u2019s own heart) poured out his heart to God, no matter what he was feeling.\\nSo, take some deep breaths, call out to God and those around you, and know you are NOT alone! \\n\\u2022 Was there a time in your life that you felt alone with your emotions? How did you handle it?\\n\\u2022 Who can you go to with those struggles? \\n\\u2022 How did David express his emotions? What can you use from his example to let out your own emotions? \\nWhy, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPsalm 42:5-11; John 11:35'