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REVEAL

"You can't heal what you don't reveal."

Emotions are always better when expressed out rather than suppressed in. Allowing ourselves to express what we feel is incredibly healthy. When a person is emotionally triggered, it is the same as having your swimming goggles filled up with water—it's hard to see clearly. Triggered emotions make it hard to think clearly or rationally. Therefore, expressing what you feel helps defuse the intensity of the emotion.

I love that Jesus pulled a few of his closest disciples aside to reveal His emotion. Who are the emotional lightning rods that can hold a safe space for you as you uncover the emotions overwhelming you?

David Augsburger, Author of "Caring Enough to Hear and Be Heard", says, "being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, it is almost indistinguishable."

If more people find safe people to process emotions with, the need for professional help will automatically decrease. Remember, every depression started with an unrevealed, unexpressed feeling.

Emotion is just like feeling nauseous. "You can't dream of a Sunday roast when nauseous." It is always better out than kept in.

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS:

• Who in your world are your safe emotional lightning rods?
• Who can you be an emotional lightning rod for?
• What is your biggest fear of revealing emotions to others?
• What feeling do you struggle with the most?

PRAY:

Lord, thank you that every emotion I feel matters to you. Thank you for creating me so wonderfully complex. Please help me be honest with all I feel.