Meditations on the Psalms helping women to express their feelings to God. Hardback with ribbon marker.
Many of us suppress our feelings because we’re worried they are ungodly. Others of us are so led by our emotions that we let them dominate everything, including our faith.
In these honest, personal and uplifting meditations on 24 selected psalms, Courtney Reissig looks at emotions we all experience, ranging from shame, anxiety, and anger through to gratitude, hope, and joy. For each, she shows how the psalms give us permission to acknowledge how we feel before God, and how they can help us to use those feelings productively and faithfully.
This inspiring book will give women a language to cry out to God in order to help them process their feelings, as well as help them to grow in their faith. Can be used as a daily devotion.
Introduction: How a Familiar Psalm Helped Me in My Fear
Includes Chapters For When You Feel…
Let down (Ps. 55)
Forgotten by God (Ps. 22)
Worthless (Ps. 8)
Grief (Ps. 31)
Envy (Ps. 73)
Anxious (Ps. 13)
Stuck Spiritually (Ps. 119)
Content (Ps. 131)
Grateful (Ps. 103)
Forgiven (Ps. 32)
Hopeful (Ps. 84)
| Contributors | Courtney Reissig |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781784985134 |
| Format | eBook |
| First published | January 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
I’ve always had a difficult relationship with my emotions. I have suppressed them in shame, or I have let them loose with reckless abandon. Neither approach has served me well. This is why I appreciate Courtney Reissig’s newest offering, Teach Me How to Feel. Through her own wrestle with emotions, she points us to the place where the Lord taught her how to feel them—the Psalms. I found great comfort in her words and the insight she brings to these ancient songs. There’s nothing like a friend—modern or ancient—to tell us, “I’ve been there too.”
We know that God intends to change how we think and how we behave, but we don’t always expect that God intends to change how we feel. But, as Teach Me to Feel so beautifully shows, God has given us a whole book to guide us into feeling rightly. With profound insights tucked into short chapters, this book helps us as readers apply the words of the psalmists to our own souls—leading us into honesty with God, confidence in God, and joy with God.
I love the Psalms, and Courtney Reissig has made me cherish them even more. In Teach Me to Feel, she shows us how to honestly process our feelings with God, using psalms to express our deepest emotions. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, lonely, or overwhelmed, and wondered how to biblically process your feelings, this book is for you. You’ll discover how to lament, find hope, and rejoice through all of life, drawing you closer to the God of all comfort.
This book is written specifically for women. Emotions are tricky things, they can override and take over or we can suppress them, neither is helpful.... continue reading
I bought this for a friend, who found it a wonderful help and comfort.
I love this book; I wanted to be friends with the author from the introduction. Her written style is so warm and winsome that you are immediately reassured that you are not in the battle alone.
I have a young baby and he had not afforded us much sleep when I first picked up this book. I was at the end of my rope and these devotional were like soothing balm on my soul. It pointed me to God’s Word and in those sleepless nights I learnt Psalms 1 & 2 by heart. They have been an anchor for me when I continue to struggle and I (never thought I’d say this) thank God for those sleepless nights.
Enjoying a book whilst in the midst of sleep-deprivation is surely high praise indeed!
Cannot recommend highly enough.
Thank you, Courtney.
