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Gladness requires a memory.

“The longest journey of any person is the journey inward.” --Dag Hammarskjöld (former secretary general of the U.N.)

Where are you today?
GLAD, MAD, SAD, SCARED, SHAME, SHOCKED

Psalm 118:21-25, 28-29
I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
Lord, save us!

You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

Psalm 118:21-25, 28-29
I will give you thanks (present), for you answered me (past);
you have become my salvation (present).
The stone the builders rejected (past)
has become the cornerstone (present);
the Lord has done this (past),
and it is marvelous in our eyes (present).
The Lord has done it this very day (past, up until now);
let us rejoice today and be glad (present).
Lord, save us!

“Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality; listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God.” --Dan Allender

Gladness requires a memory.

We're inviting you to:
Name it! - identify the emotion(s)
Tame it! - clarify the cause
Claim it! - release emotion/false belief to God & receive His truth
Proclaim it! - share with others what you gained
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Name it! - "I am feeling..._________ ."
Tame it! - "I am feeling this way because _________ ."
Claim it! - "Lord, I give you my feelings of ________ and false beliefs of _____. What do you want me to remember? Write it down.

Benediction
May you jump into the arms of Jesus.
And may He push you out in the world.
May you be healed as you participate in the healing of others.
Not because you must but because you may.
This is why we were born!
Woo!

Beyond Sunday
Like pain is a warning sign to our body, so emotions are to our soul. Our emotions are more than a feeling for they provide us an opportunity for greater understanding of ourselves and intimacy with God. In this 7-week series, More Than A Feeling, we will focus on one of six core emotions each week, while practicing how to deal with how we feel with the help of God. This week, we will focus on the emotion, GLAD.

1. Take a moment to memorize the six core emotions. Note they are in alphabetical order. Glad, Mad, Sad, Scared, Shame, Shocked (see Feelings Wheel). Reflect on the last week -- which of these did you feel and why?

2. Read Psalm 118:21-25, 28-29. What do you recognize about how God wants to help you deal with how you feel? How does the psalmist reflect on God’s works in the past and allow it to inform his present reality?

3. Read Philippians 4:8. How might reflecting on God’s work in our past shape our sense of gladness today?

4. If recognizing your emotions and learning to manage them with God is one of the most important life skills, then which of these reasons for dealing with your feelings is the most motivating to you?
*Better awareness
*Better ability to cope
*Better control
*Better decisions
*Better relationships

5. How might reflecting on God’s goodness in our past overcome our opposing emotions and lead us into healthy practices despite our circumstances? If gladness requires a memory, what healthy rhythm could you establish to help you to remember?

6. Practice & Prayer: take 5-10 minutes to identify a feeling and bring it to God using the following process:
Name it! - "I am feeling..._________ ."
Tame it! - "I am feeling this way because _________ ."
Claim it! - "Lord, I give you my feelings of ________ and false beliefs of _____. What Truth (verse/thought) do you want me to claim to comfort and guide me?"
Proclaim it! - Share what you have gained with another person.

Resources
--Get a Journal / Feeling Wheel (Daily) -- Find them in the back of the Worship Center.
--Seen Seminar - Feb 6 -- see below
--Book: Restore My Soul: Reimagining Self-Care for a Sustainable Life -- see below
--Movie: Inside Out -- see below
--Local Therapist -- see below
--Podcast or Right Now Media: Managing Anxiety w/ Steve Cuss -- see below

For PCC's budgeted giving year
(June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023)

Annual Budget: $3,000,000

Giving Update (as of 1/10/23)
Needed to Date: $2,000,000
Giving to Date: $1,941,456
Shortfall to Date: $ 58,544