23254 Promises for Your Feelings

What emotions trouble you?

Afraid

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’”  —Romans 8:14–15

“I am holding you by your right hand—I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, `Do not be afraid. I am here to help you.’”  —Isaiah 41:13, NLT

“Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment. For your husband is the one who made you—the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name. He is your protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called God of the entire earth.”  —Isaiah 54:4–5

“I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.”  —Psalm 16:8, NLT

“Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked; for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.”  —Proverbs 3:25–26

“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you—yes, I help you—yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!”  —Isaiah 41:10

“You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.”  —Isaiah 54:14

“So we can say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’”  —Hebrews 13:6

“Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”  —Deuteronomy 31:6

“When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant. You will not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked.”  —Proverbs 3:24–25

“For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.”  —Psalm 84:11

“I repeat, be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.”  —Joshua 1:9

“Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.”  —Proverbs 19:23

“Whatever you plot against the Lord, he will completely destroy! Distress will not arise a second time.”  —Nahum 1:9

“When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure.”  —Psalm 75:3

“For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.”  —2 Timothy 1:7

Burdened

“Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.”  —Psalm 55:22

“The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah)”  —Psalm 68:19

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”  —Matthew 11:28-30

“And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.”  —1 Peter 5:6–7

Confused

“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”  —Jeremiah 17:9

“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, …”  —1 Corinthians 14:33, KJV

“But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. For he will not speak on his own authority, but will speak whatever he hears, and will tell you what is to come. He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.”  —John 16:13–14

“Your word is a lamp to walk by, and a light to illumine my path.”  —Psalm 119:105

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.”  —Proverbs 3:5–6

“‘For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.’”  —Jeremiah 29:11

Discouraged

“My goal is that their hearts, having been knit together in love, may be encouraged, and that they may have all the riches that assurance brings in their understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”  —Colossians 2:2–3

Distressed

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.”  —John 14:26–27

“I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.”  —Psalm 31:7

“In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.”  —Psalm 118:5

“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.”  —John 14:1

Doubts

“For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”  —Proverbs 2:6

“In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”  —Isaiah 55:11

“Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.”  —Psalm 37:34

“I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father.”  —John 14:12

“I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.”  —Philippians 4:13

Guilt

“Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.”  —Psalm 86:5

“Forgive the rebellious sins of my youth; look instead through the eyes of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O LORD.”  —Psalm 25:7, NLT

“Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my shameful deeds—they haunt me day and night. Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight… Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; You have broken me—now let me rejoice. Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Do not banish me from Your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.”  —Psalm 51:1-13, NLT

“Oh, what joy for those whose rebellion is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of sin, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.”  —Psalm 32:1–2, 6, NLT

Hopeless

“And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”  —Romans 5:5

“Happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the LORD their God. He is the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He is the one who keeps every promise forever.”  —Psalm 146:5–6, NLT

Tempted

“But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.”  —2 Thessalonians 3:3

“No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.”  —1 Corinthians 10:13

“Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”  —1 Timothy 6:9

“Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  —Matthew 26:41

Troubled

“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”  —2 Corinthians 1:3–4

“Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will protect me from the anger of my enemies. You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me.”  —Psalm 138:7, NLT

“Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”  —Psalm 50:15

“I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world.”  —John 16:33

“I am leaving you with a gift (peace of mind and heart). And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”  —John 14:27, NLT

Unhappy

“Happy are people of integrity, who follow the law of the LORD. Happy are those who obey His decrees and search for Him with all their hearts. They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in His paths. You have charged us to keep Your commandments carefully. Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect Your principles! Then I will not be disgraced when I compare my life with Your commands. When I learn Your righteous laws, I will thank You by living as I should! I will obey Your principles.”  —Psalm 119:1–8, NLT

“If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.”  —John 15:10–11

“All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.”  —Psalm 22:26, NLT

“Praise the LORD! Happy are those who fear the LORD. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands.”  —Psalm 112:1, NLT

Unloved

“May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.”  —Ephesians 3:17–19, NLT

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  —Romans 8:38–39

“If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us.”  —1 John 4:12, NLT

Worried

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”  —1 Peter 5:7, NLT

“If I say, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your loyal love, O LORD, supports me. When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.”  —Psalm 94:18–19

“I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return.”  —2 Timothy 1:12, NLT

“So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.”  —Matthew 6:31–34

“Fear the Lord, you chosen people of his! For those who fear him lack nothing.”  —Psalm 34:9