Runaway Emotions: Why You Feel the Way You Do and What God Wants You to Do About It

by Jeff Schreve

Overview

If we pay attention to the alarms in our lives, they could save us.

Worry. Anger. Loneliness. Negative emotions are uncomfortable by design. Like any good fire alarm, they alert us to a greater danger. But they won’t help us if we try to cover them up, hide them behind excuses, or assume they will always plague us.

The only healthy way to manage negative emotions is to find their source and address the problem that set them off. As pastor Jeff Schreve says, “A specific and compelling message can be found in each of your negative, painful emotions. God Himself is trying to speak to you through those emotions—right now.”

So what is God saying? How can we understand our emotions—even change them? Schreve shows how the truth of the Bible can make sense of our confusion. The power of the Holy Spirit can lead us to freedom, and Jesus Christ can give us true peace in the midst of any crisis.

You don’t have to let your emotions run away with you, your family, or your future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400204823
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	07/09/2013
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Jeff Schreve passionately communicates God's Word to connect people with Jesus Christ and experience His love and plan for their lives. He is pastor of First Baptist Texarkana and founder of From His Heart Ministries, a national and international radio and television ministry. Jeff holds a BA in Business Administration (UT-Austin) and M.Div from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff and his wife, Debbie, have three daughters, one son-in-law, and one granddaughter.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Introduction xi

1 Embarrassment: When You Feel Inferior 1

2 Loneliness: All by Myself 25

3 Frustration: A Real Nowhere Man 53

4 Worry: When Anxiety Attacks 79

5 Anger: The Beast Within 105

6 Guilt: When Your Conscience Is Killing You 137

7 Discontentment: Unhappy Campers 161

8 Depression: When All Hope Seems Lost 187

Conclusion The Choice Is Yours 215

Notes 222