Holding It In Makes You Sick: The Hidden Cost

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  Many of us grow up learning to “be strong,” “push through,” or “keep it together.” But what we rarely talk about is the weight that comes with carrying emotions we never release. Anger. Bitterness. Jealousy. Resentment. Unforgiveness. Hidden hurt. Silent disappointment. These emotions don’t stay neatly tucked away in the heart. The body feels them. The mind reacts to them. And the soul holds them like unspoken stories. The Body Keeps the Score When we bottle up hard emotions, the body shifts into a subtle form of stress response. Even if we smile on the outside, our inside is tightening, guarding, bracing. Over time, suppressed emotions can contribute to: Chronic tension Anxiety and irritability Fatigue and sleep issues High blood pressure Weakened immune system Digestive issues Emotional numbness or shutdown What stays unspoken becomes stored. And what stays stored eventually surfaces — often through the body. Spiritual Truth: God Never Designed Us to...

My Spring 2025 Testimony

 

Who is my God? (you asked?)
My God is a Healer and Deliverer,
a Protector, a loving Father,
a Way Maker and Strong Tower,
my Solid Rock on which I stand.

He is my Friend and Comforter,
my Redeemer and Provider,
a Miracle Worker, Creator of Heaven and Earth,
the Alpha and Omega—my beginning and end.

He is my Peace, my Hiding Place,
my Everything, He is Everything to me.

He is Jehovah Jireh – my Provider.
He is Jehovah Nissi – my Banner in battle.
He is El Shaddai – God Almighty.
He is Adonai – my Lord and Master.
He is Immanuel – God with us.

He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords,
a Father to the fatherless,
my constant, my covering, my everything
, He is Everything to me


 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.
 -- Psalm 68:5 
 

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