How to Deal with How You Feel : Managing the Emotions That Make Life Unmanageable (Paperback)

"Combines divine principles with practical wisdom for life, [offering] a roadmap for handling your most destructive and negative feelings–and in these times of turmoil and uncertainty, you’ll find it to be a source of encouragement and hope"–Provided by publisher. "Dr. Merritt brings the truth of God’s Word and the wisdom of experience to that part of our humanity that moves us–the emotions."
–Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books

In today’s climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair–and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs.

When you study God’s Word carefully, you’ll discover it illuminates not just your faith, but also your feelings. In How to Deal with How You Feel, Dr. James Merritt will help you understand and apply the Bible’s often overlooked practical guidance for handling difficult emotions, including depression, jealousy, dissatisfaction, anxiety, rage, and loneliness.

How to Deal with How You Feel is a powerful roadmap to emotional health that will provide you with simple strategies and effective tools to process even your most chaotic emotions in a spiritually beneficial way. As you read, you’ll discover how a deep-rooted faith will empower you to experience the richness of contentment, joy, and peace that transcends understanding.“Dr. Merritt brings the truth of God’s Word and the wisdom of experience to that part of our humanity that moves us—the emotions.”
—Karen Swallow Prior, author of On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books

In today’s climate of turmoil and uncertainty, threatening and incapacitating feelings run rampant. Yet the God who created your emotions has also given you everything you need to navigate them. The Bible paints relatable and resonant portraits of women and men struggling with grief, anger, guilt, and despair—and provides divine wisdom for transforming your emotional trials into spiritual triumphs.
 
When you study God’s Word carefully, you’ll discover it illuminates not just your faith, but also your feelings. In How to Deal with How You Feel, Dr. James Merritt will help you understand and apply the Bible’s often overlooked practical guidance for handling difficult emotions, including depression, jealousy, dissatisfaction, anxiety, rage, and loneliness.
 
How to Deal with How You Feel is a powerful roadmap to emotional health that will provide you with simple strategies and effective tools to process even your most chaotic emotions in a spiritually beneficial way. As you read, you’ll discover how a deep-rooted faith will empower you to experience the richness of contentment, joy, and peace that transcends understanding.