Positive And Negative Emotions In The Bible

2545 Words6 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Religious viewpoints on happiness

Positive and Negative Emotions
What a great book the Bible is! Even though it’s not a medical book, it still explains to its readers the effects that the positive and the negative emotions can have on people’s mental and physical health. (Proverbs 17:22 and 24:10) state, “A heart that is joyful does well as a curer but a spirit that is stricken makes the bones dry,” and, “Have you shown yourself discouraged in the day of distress? Your power will be scanty.”
Negative feelings such as anger, hatred, low self-esteem, worthlessness, discouragement, and so forth, suck dry the blood and the energy of those negative teenagers. Those negative feelings don’t only affect them emotionally but spiritually as well. They feel worthless, and they lose all interest in praying and trying to build a relationship with God. They are filled with doubts thinking that they are not the kind of person that God would love or care for. However, the Bible specifically tells us that God takes great interest in those who want to serve him. My advice to those teenagers and adults who feel this way is: when you feel lonely, worthless, or any other negative feelings that are troubling you, the best and the wise thing to do is to look to Almighty God. Present him with your problems, …show more content…

If you are a teenager or an adult who is struggling with inadequacy feelings, I urge you right this minute to say: “Jesus Christ, I invite you in my life. Please help me.” Start reading your Bible. If you don’t have one, make an effort to buy one, and find one online.
You need to learn to keep what is private, private, and what is public, public. It’s outrageous to see two women or two men kissing while walking with your child along the street. And the first question your child will ask you is: is it okay for two men or two women to

Show More
Related

  • Journal Article Focused on Scripture Interventions

    1235 Words  | 3 Pages

    The start of this article focuses on a Christian client named George who is plagued with feelings of worthlessness, depression, low self-esteem, and suicide. His mother had also battled depression, and his father had an abusive relationship with alcohol, which caused his father to have verbally and physically abusive altercations with George and his mother. The abusive experiences that George was exposed to as a child paved the way for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as an adult (Garzon, 2005). With all of these factors present in this client’s life, a treatment plan was created that involved scripture interventions. The author made sure to touch on the fact that every client is unique in the hopes that counselors would be aware that one type of scripture intervention might work for one client and not work for another. The article highlights three guiding values when considering these types of interventions; “respect for the client’s autonomy/freedom, sensitivity to and empathy for the client’s religious and spiritual beliefs, and flexibility and responsiveness to the client’s religious and spiritual beliefs.”(Garzon, 2005). ...

    Read More

  • Undercurrents: A Life Beneath The Surface By Martha Manning

    1640 Words  | 4 Pages

    Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern, just the slow erosion of self, as insidious as cancer. And like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience; a room in hell with only your name on the door. (Manning)

    Read More

  • Major Depressive Disorder Case Study

    1983 Words  | 4 Pages

    Depression brings people down to a joyless state in which they do not see the positive side of any concept. However, with proper medications and treatments, they can be brought back to normal emotion levels. Lets begin by giving the description given in the DSM-IV-TR on Major Depressive Disorder. The DSM states “five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure.” (APA, 2000) The American Psychiatric Association also states that the symptoms do not include those symptoms, which are due to a general medical condition or hallucinations or mood-incongruent delusions. The symptoms that the DSM discusses are the following:

    Read More

  • Trauma Affects Life

    740 Words  | 2 Pages

    These traumatic events can present themselves in the form of a somatic injury; psychological or physical abuse or even through natural disasters or terrorist attacks. Nevertheless, any type of traumatic event can lead to devastating lasting effects in an individual’s lifespan. Consequently, producing a distrustful view of the world, mental health symptoms and even to mislay complete trust in God. However, we are resilient beings who have the capacity to turn unfortunate circumstances into valuable experiences, but in order to be able to do that there has to be an understanding and a purpose as to why traumatic situations do happen. A connection with God can provide the answer as to why people go through this traumatic events. Understanding the purpose behind a devastating experience can stimulate the healthy psychological and physical growth of a human being. The bible provides an insight on how spirituality can lead to recovery even in the midst of traumatic experiences. 1 Peter 5:7 says, “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” (Open Bible, 2015). Psalms 107: 13-16 says, “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and burst their bonds apart. Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he shatters

    Read More

  • The Mormon Religion

    1518 Words  | 4 Pages

    Koenig states that the impact religions have on mental pathologies such as depression and anxiety are making the person more suppress, moderate, deter and prevent the effects from stress which leads to depression (Koenig, 1998). Mormons may get caught up in practicing what they think is right about God and will step away from all other options. However, Koenig states that Mormons are wealthy and would sometimes rather counselors over their own religion. There is a lot of controversies over whether or not Mormons seek help in God or in other ways such as counseling or health professionals. The Mormons that do want professional help also are sometimes discouraged from fellow neighbors because of the inability past social workers had in knowing different cultures and religions beliefs, morals, and behaviors. The author also mentions that Mormons are built upon truth and when a mental or emotional illness occurs it is sometimes known as a manifestation of sin. Mormons who are diagnosed with a mental illness usually have had a difficult time self-reflecting until they are brought upon an illness that stops them living the way they used

    Read More

  • Opposing Viewpoints on Depression

    2443 Words  | 5 Pages

    As Descartes argued, the mind and the body are the base of our existence, and many different cultures view different illnesses positively or negatively. Certain cultures, like the Hmong, believe that epilepsy is a good spiritual thing, but others, such as Western culture, believe that it is medically bad because it could cause death. Many illnesses can be viewed both negatively and positively, some more than others. However, one such illness that is mostly viewed negatively is depression. It is viewed negatively in a symptomatic sense – the symptoms are useless – and in a diagnostic sense – those diagnosed with depression are not actually depressed and the illness itself does not exist; it is simply an excuse to be lazy. There are many different approaches to depression and most of them consider that this illness is negative; however, depression is actually an evolutionary tactic subconsciously employed by humans that can have very positive effects.

    Read More

  • Spiritual Empathy

    1262 Words  | 3 Pages

    There is evidence suggesting that attention to one’s spirituality influences the ability to cope with illness, help in the prevention of illn...

    Read More

  • Cornerstone: Community Analysis

    457 Words  | 1 Pages

    If I notice people who seem to be consistently resisting spiritual guidance or expected it to come to them, I would encourage them to join a discipleship group or come to chapel and sit with me. This would also entail leading by example. As I described in my first essay, I would love to grow in this way and cannot offer encouragement in something that I myself don’t do. If I skip church every once in a while, who am I to expect no one else to? Something that I think would also be beneficial is having a knowledge of the options offered for spiritual guidance. If I can direct other students to services such as the well or encourage them to find a spiritual leader on campus (and offer myself to the task, should they desire a fellow student as a leader). It may also help to create an option, such as the Bible study I previously mentioned. And if not, I’m sure bribing everyone with food would work! Maybe I bake brownies and we fill our physical hunger as well as our

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Mental Illness

    937 Words  | 2 Pages

    Having an illness can have an affect on an individual either physically or mentally. Anyone can be a victim of a mental illness such as, children 's, adults and senior citizens, it is not rare. There are hundreds of different types of mental illnesses and with more to be discovered in the near future. Struggling to accomplish a certain assignment or not being able to speak properly, can all be signs of someone who is suffering from a mental illness. Major depression, autism, anxiety and Schizophrenia, are just some disorders that can affect an individual’s state of mind, and over time if not not cured, it could become highly dangerous, but medications and therapy play a key role in controlling it. For some individuals enjoying life becomes

    Read More

  • Laughter Therapy Essay

    1465 Words  | 3 Pages

    There is an upheaval in the rise Mind-related diseases like nervous breakdowns anxiety, sleeplessness and depression. Laughter had a positive effect on many people who were on heavy anti-depressant pills and tranquillizers. Now they are getting better quality of sleep and decrease in the depressive symptoms.

    Read More

  • Spiritual Awakening

    1541 Words  | 4 Pages

    The biggest thing that I’ve been dealing with and at this time still struggle with is in finding my self-worth. Some may also call it self-confidence. I feel that I have tended to confuse God’s love for me as primarily traveling through vessels, i.e. other people in the body of Christ. I all too often can look back on my past and see the points where I felt the most apart from God and tie them in with instances where I had torn relationships with past friends in the church. Throughout this struggle though, I have continued to feel the presence of God, through the Holy Spirit, comforting me and guiding me on this spi...

    Read More

  • Spiritual Maturity Essay

    757 Words  | 2 Pages

    When people hear the words ‘spiritual maturity’ many different connotations of what the meaning of those words are and how to achieve them can come to mind. How is one supposed to attain spiritual maturity? Are you supposed to strive toward spiritual maturity on your own or is this a task for the church to help people mature in their faith? What do prayer and meditation have to do with spiritual maturity? All of these questions are needed to understand what spiritual maturity looks like and how to strive toward this ultimate goal. In the Bible, Ephesians 4:13-15 explains why spiritual maturity should be important to us by stating “until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of

    Read More

  • Psychopathology Case Study

    1579 Words  | 4 Pages

    A person may feel unforgiven and angry with God. Something could have happened in a person’s life that makes him or her feel unworthy of salvation and forgiveness. The individual may begin to feel like life has no meaning. In class we looked at Psalm 88. The author of this Psalm says, “You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths. Your wrath lies heavily on me; you have overwhelmed me with all your waves. You have taken from me my closest friends and have made me repulsive to them I am confined and cannot escape; my eyes are dim with grief” (Psalm 88: 6-9 New International Version). This is an example of how a person can blame God for the problems they go through in life. If a person begins to feel abandoned by God, they may fall in to depression because they feel as though life is

    Read More

  • Essay On World Class Christian

    857 Words  | 2 Pages

    Every single human being has different ways in approaching their spiritual empowerment to progress their spiritual life. Firstly is by carrying out prayer meeting with your family members, neighborhood, prisoners and those who need your help. Prayer meetings are all about sharing problems, recognizing the needs of others and praying together as a church or group to help each other. For example, when a group of Christians gather for prayer meeting, one of them might share the struggles he is facing of attending prayer meetings with the disagreement of his family. Prayer meetings are to encourage, strengthen the faith of one another and to help individuals know God more. According to Ziglar (1998), emotions can cause us grief ...

    Read More

  • Positive Psychology Essay

    1348 Words  | 3 Pages

    “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” by Oprah Winfrey which shows the power that people have over their minds and their actions. Recently there have been numerous developments in the field of positive psychology. Positive psychology depends on how we decide to frame the world around us as well as, can be controlled by how we choose to see our lives and everything around us in a positive light or a negative light. Additionally, this process of reframing things to reflect everything in a positive manner is important for people to thrive and be motivated to achieve their goals. However, when it comes to mental disorders there is only so much a person can do as abnormal mental states are definite in their diagnosis and understanding of the mental disorder whereas, in positive psychology whether or not a person is ill does not play a factor rather positive psychologists try and better society as a whole. As a result, a person can be diagnosed with a mental disorder through observed symptoms whereas, in positive psychology it is more difficult as diagnosing true happiness is a challenge.

    Read More

More about Positive And Negative Emotions In The Bible

Open Document