A man, not happy with his wife’s mood swings, bought her a mood ring for her birthday so he could monitor his loved one’s moods. When she is in a good mood, it turns green. When she is in a bad mood, it leaves a great big red mark on his forehead.

We all have ups and downs in our emotions. Some of us a pretty radical in those extremes. Emotions are a quality of the soul and are therefore connected to how we see ourselves and what we are experiencing. Anger is an emotional reaction to something we are experiencing, as is crying.

The source of real peace through all these emotional reactions is to continually put our lives into the hand of God. If we can really trust God when our world is falling apart, it helps smooth out our emotions and our lives.

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7).

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