110: Feelings, Emotions, and Walking by the Spirit with Elizabeth Laing Thompson

Elizabeth Laing Thompson is a church-planting minister's wife, mom of four following a long season of infertility, and author of the new book, All the Feels: Discover Why Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to Untangle Them When They’re Not. She comes on the show today to talk all about emotions and feelings and how we can walk by the Spirit in the midst of them. What We Chat About in Today's Episode: ~Elizabeth's new book, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~Elizabeth's own experience and life story of being a big feeler ~Understanding a Biblical view of our feelings and how God views emotions; battling some of the myths and stereotypes surrounding emotions and feelings in Christian circles ~The problems that a legalistic view, rather than a Biblically balanced view, on emotions lead to  ~My own experiences as a big feeler also raising a big feeler ~Wisdom and advice for those who are parenting big feelers ~Emotional boundaries and striking the right balance between knowing we have a God-given personality that might lead to big feelings when the reality that that personality also cannot excuse away sinful behavior ~The impact of our minds and thoughts, especially on our feelings ~The practical nature of God's Word ~The problem big feelers have of crossing boundaries over into taking on other people's burdens as their own rather than bearing them together; how to be empathetic but not give over into debilitating co-dependence; striking that balance ~The power of prayer ~Making choices about how you feel rather than allowing your feelings to drive your life and make you into a martyr with a victim mentality; strategies for untangling those hard feelings ~Standing our deceptive feelings up to the truths of Scripture ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast