Have you ever known exactly what God says about a situation and still struggled with fear, worry, anger, discouragement, or anxiety?

Why is that?

If God’s truth is so powerful, why do our emotions sometimes seem even more powerful?

Perhaps the problem isn’t that we have emotions. After all, God created us as emotional beings. The problem comes when our emotions begin driving the train instead of riding in the caboose.

When fear takes over, we panic.

When anger takes over, we say things we regret.

When discouragement takes over, we lose hope.

When anxiety takes over, we struggle to trust God.

Over the years, one of the most common issues I’ve dealt with in biblical counseling involves emotions and how they affect our thinking, our relationships, and our walk with Christ. That’s why I’ve decided to update and republish this series on handling emotions biblically.

In the weeks ahead, we’ll look at anger, depression, guilt, fear, worry, anxiety, and suffering—not from the perspective of popular psychology, but through the lens of God’s Word.

Because while emotions are real and powerful, they were never designed to lead us.