Emotional Healing

Pastor Bill Bush · Apr 25, 2021

Drawing from Psalm 52 and its backstory in 1 Samuel 21–22, Pastor Bill argues that disgust is a powerful secondary emotion that, left unexamined, loops us in anger and self-righteous judgment. The antidote is a three-part movement: honestly diagnosing the inner roots of our disgust (often a reflection of what we hate in ourselves), trusting that God's justice will ultimately account for every injustice so we don't have to force the fix, and pursuing God's goodness by resting in His unfailing love — a love that enables us to lead with kindness even before we feel calm.

Pastor Bill Bush · Sep 27, 2020

Drawing from Psalm 23:3 and the story of King David in 2 Samuel 12, Pastor Bill argues that true emotional healing is not simply the absence of bad feelings. God restores our souls by leading us along a well-worn path — one that requires us to accept what cannot be changed (surrendering guilt and grudges to God), to worship Him even when life delivers a painful 'no,' and to fix our eyes forward rather than backward. These steps are counterintuitive, but they are the path to genuine, lasting restoration.