47. Why Our Greatest Strengths Stem From Our Deepest Wounds, with Daniel Ferguson
Apr 21, 2022, 04:00 AM
What if I told you, the negative emotions you feel are actually a hint at which spiritual discipline you should lean into the most? Well, we expose that, and more, in this month's interview with my friend and author, Daniel Ferguson!
The 7 core emotional states we need to explore, in order to reverse engineer which spiritual disciplines we ought to lean into most?
BOREDOM → MEDITATION - practice doing nothing, practice the spiritual act of boredom—dealing with the emotions that arise in this team.
LONELINESS → SOLITUDE - practice being alone WITH God. It's not just being alone, it's being alone WITH God, and inviting him in. Psalm 139 is a good starting point.
ANGER → JOURNALING - Go through the lament of your anger and frustration. God is not just an angry God, He is also a God who has dealt with His anger.
ANXIETY → SABBATH. Anxiety is fear without a direct stimulus. Low level, ever-present fear and nervousness. Burnout is God’s way of forcing you into a Sabbath rest.
STRESS → FASTING. Stress is fear with a stimulus Fast from food or something else in your life. CENTER your scattered senses back into a normal state.
SADNESS → steady, high grade sadness with a stimulus → feasting and community. Thanksgiving. Rejoice. Connect with other people.
TIRED → SINGING. Worship helps resolve consistent exhaustion. This goes beyond what rest can solve. You’ve rested at the end of the day and you have nothing left. Enter into times of praise. Communal songs.