We have all had our emotional reserves drained for the past three years. We have seen a pandemic, and political, and social issues, and that's just the stuff on the news. In this series, we learn how to refuel those emotional reserves and start to recover.

We have all had our emotional reserves drained for the past three years. We have seen a pandemic, and political, and social issues, and that's just the stuff on the news. In this series, we learn how to refuel those emotional reserves and start to recover.

Anxiety is a contact drain on your emotional and spiritual battery. As long as you’re experiencing anxiety, you will never be able to replenish your reserves because there is a constant leak in your tank. So before we can refuel and build reserves to handle life, you’re going to need to patch up chronic anxiety and worry that you might be feeling. Peter taught us how to put down our anxiety and never pick it up again. This is the practice that will fill the holes in your soul, and it’s the first leg of our journey
to recovery.

Once you get the holes in your soul patched up, how do you fuel the tank and build up reserves? While
vacations are good, they’re not going to replenish your inner life. Instead, Paul directs our attention to
the power supply. The power supply isn’t “God” in general, but it is a specific quality of God. Namely,
the love he has for you that is beyond our full comprehension. But the better grasp you have on it, the
more replenishing you will experience.

The final leg of recovery road has to do with our emotional resilience. When we’re in a state of depleted
reserves, our emotions become more powerful and control in our lives. They exert an unbalanced role in your inner life and your decisions. Jesus taught us how to gain emotional control and resilience on both the brain and spiritual levels. In fact, Jesus taught that although emotions are important and valid, they should not rule (or ruin) your life. Today we’ll discover that the way to both honor your emotions and control your emotions has everything to do with the unique intimacy of your relationship with Jesus.