Learn to manage your emotional health

Good morning, everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Live long, live well”

Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Learn to manage your emotional health”

In his groundbreaking book, “Outlive: “The Science and Art of Longevity”, Dr. Peter Attia and his team discovered that good emotional health is critical to the overall health of the whole person. Physical and spiritual health are directly impacted by your emotional state. His team reported:

“Emotional health and physical health are closely intertwined … This type of suffering (poor emotional health) is far more prevalent than suicide rates would suggest. It simply robs you of the joy that enables you to focus on your health, life, and relationships with others … This is why I have come to believe that emotional health may represent the most important component of healthspan.”

Another observation he shared which is also very helpful and insightful is, “Mental health and emotional health are not the same thing. Mental health encompasses disease-like states such as clinical depression and schizophrenia … Emotional health has more to do with the way we regulate our emotions and manage our interpersonal relationships.”

Mental health issues require the intervention of healthcare professionals. Emotional health issues are within our own personal ability to deal with. You can learn to regulate and manage your emotional health. In Philippians 4:6-7 the Apostle Paul provides us with a key tool for doing so – pray and release your emotionally charged issues to the Lord.

I know that sounds simplistic and perhaps hyper-spiritual, but that instruction was placed in the Bible by God for a good reason. Do you believe that God is sovereign over all the situations in your life? Do you believe He is all-powerful and it is within His ability to control anything you are faced with? Do you believe that He has a good and perfect plan for your life? Do you also believe that He truly is your loving heavenly Father and that He will not allow you to be faced with more than you can handle? And do you believe that Romans 8:28 is true and that God is actively at work behind the scenes of your life to bring good things out of bad circumstances, even in the worst of situations? Finally, do you believe that His promises are true and trustworthy?

Do you really believe all that?

Then pray like you do and trust Him. If you will do that, then as Paul wrote, “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

You can learn to control your emotions and thereby guard your emotional health. I’m not saying it’s easy, but it is possible. We’ll spend several more days thinking about this very important aspect of staying healthy and living well. In the meantime, pray, commit your emotionally charged issues to the Lord, and claim the peace of mind that He has promised would be yours if you will trust the issue to Him.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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