In John 11, we see a moment in Scripture when Jesus stands at the tomb of Lazarus and does something profoundly human, He weeps, and he mourns over the death of someone near to His heart. The Son of God, who knew resurrection was moments away, still entered the ache of grief and sorrow. His tears remind us that emotions are not signs of weakness but reflections of divine design.   We often think of emotions as something to suppress, fix, or push past. But what if emotions wer

The negative influence of trauma describes the lingering impact of unresolved emotional, mental, and spiritual traumatic experiences. According to the APA Dictionary of Psychology, trauma is any disturbing experience that results in significant amounts of fear, helplessness, dissociation (separation of the mental connection), confusion, or other disruptive feelings. [i] These effects are commonly intense enough to have a long-lasting negative effect on a person’s attitudes,

“It felt like there were a thousand voices in my head, but none of them were peace.” That’s how Jenna , a 21-year-old college student, described her life before discovering Exhale: 31 Devotions for the Soul.  Growing up in a broken home left her with deep confusion about her worth and constant shame about her past. Though she loved Jesus, her thoughts often felt clouded and chaotic, like she couldn’t tell what was true anymore. One night, while scrolling through social media,