“All the Feels could turn your 2020 around!” –Crosswalk.comEmotions–love them or hate them, we’ve all got them.And we’ve all got to figure out what to do with them. But wait–can we do anything about our emotions? Can we learn how to identify, express, experience–and yes, sometimes wrangle–our feelings in order to live a vibrant, healthy, fruitful life for Jesus?In All the Feels, author … All the Feels, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson uses her experiences as a big feeler to encourage and equip different kinds of feelers with the biblical perspectives, practical tools, and scriptural reservoir they need. As a woman who has lived every day of her life having All The Big Feelings All The Day Long, Elizabeth knows what it’s like to live life through our emotions–and how important it is to understand, take control of, and grow from those emotions. Whether you have a sensitive soul with more feelings than you know how to name, a logical personality that doesn’t quite know what to do with feelings, or a steady flow of emotions somewhere in the middle, All the Feels will help you
- discover your own God-designed “feelings style” and how it impacts your life and relationships,
- distinguish fact from feeling and figure out which feelings you can trust, and
- understand which emotional gifts God wants you to expand, explore, and enjoy.
Get ready to throw open the doors of your heart, bringing God to your emotions and your emotions to God–the One who invented feelings and who always welcomes yours.more
For people who have “big” feelings, this guided me through the reasons I am this way. Biblical based with examples from the bible.
Do you know how you feel?
Well-known author of the trilogy “When God Says…” Elizabeth Laing Thompson’s goal with her book “All the Feels. Discover Why Emotions Are (Mostly) Awesome and How to Untangle Them When They’re Not”, published by Tyndale House Publishers – Tyndale Momentum is to encourage and equip. different kinds of feelers with the biblical perspectives, practical tools, and scriptural reservoir they need. The book is divided into three parts: 1) How should We Feel About Our Feelings?, 2) What Specific Feelings Tend to Trip Us Up?, and 3) How do Emotions Work in the Real World?
In chapter 1 “Welcome to Our World” Thompson invites her readers to “throw open the doors of your heart as we explore what God has to say about feelings. And you might be surprised to discover how much God has to say about feelings!” Later in the same chapter she prays for her readers that “you will find more happy and learn how to stay holy. I pray you will be inspired by the wondrous possibilities your emotional nature allows. Emboldened to embrace the beautiful soul God dreamed you would be. Equipped with more of the biblical perspectives, practical tools, and scriptural arsenal you need to encourage your faith, protect your joy, and amplify your strengths.” Thompson shows what the different feelers (reluctant, steady, big) have to offer and what their strengths and weaknesses are. In chapter 16 “Sharing Your Emotional Gifts With the World” Thompson tries to show her readers where they can go from there. I also highly appreciated chapter 17: “How God Feels About Feelers” which concludes the book and shows that feelers are valued by God.
Thompson is personal, open, and honest in her Bible-based book. Every chapter ends with a segment entitled “Feeling Your Way Forward” with a prayer prompt and journal prompts which will help readers to get even more engaged with the topic. Footnotes help for reference and for deeper study. I highly recommend this book for readers who are open to or question their feelings, their emotions and for those who want to know more about them. For younger readers Thompson is offering a special version of this book entitled “All the Feels for Teens: The Good, the Not-so-good, and the Utterly Confusing.”
The complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley free of charge. I was under no obligation to offer a positive review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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None of my friends would be surprised to hear that I am what this author calls a reluctant feeler. Within these pages, I discovered a gentle reassurance that I am perfectly made in my reluctance (a rare delight) as well as help in understanding those who are both steady and big feelers. The author draws out the strengths in each type, showing how we can love each other well. Still, much of the book felt most applicable to the big feelers among us, which makes sense, I suppose. So it’s to those that would likely find this book the most helpful.
Very helpful with dealing with every day life and your feels. Helped in giving me confidence with God’s help to check my emotions and feelings food or bad
I learned a lot about myself and others. I found that what I thought was “wrong” with me wasn’t wrong at all, just a type. Once I embraced that I relaxed with myself more. Also, I could be more compassionate with others.
We have been programmed to honor our feelings and to express ourselves. However, even feelings/emotions need to be managed. If you expect to be successful in life you need appropriately manage emotions/feelings. Just because you feel something does not make it true or a fact. Your feelings are no more important than anyone else’s. Don’t get carried away with the way other people feel or express their emotions or feelings either.