Day 035 of 90 · Emotions
I Don't Have to Hide My Sadness
12–15 minutes
Center · Stillness
Settle in
Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”
Read · The passage
Scripture
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
John 16:33, BSB
Learn · Reflection
Reflection
I Don't Have to Hide My Sadness
Talk · Conversation
Talk about it
Lucas's father told him, “You do not have to hide everything you feel.” Where do you pretend the most that you are fine: at school, at home, or with your friends?
Thank · Gratitude
Give thanks
Today I thank God for the peace He gives me even on a day when nothing got fixed, like the day when…
Ask · Prayer
Pray together
Jesus, You warned us that in this world we would have trouble, and You still told us to take courage. Help me stop smiling on the outside when it is hurting on the inside.
Begin · Application
Carry it into the day
Today, when somebody asks how you are, answer with the truth instead of the automatic “I am fine”.
Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)