Day 5: God’s Presence in Our Big Feelings

Talk about It with Your Kids

• Jesus loves us no matter what our big feelings are, and He wants to know about our big feelings. Have you ever talked to Jesus when you are feeling big feelings? If you have, what happened? If you haven’t, what do you think might happen if you did?
• Learning to pray through our big feelings can be a way Jesus helps us. When we are feeling a big feeling, simply telling God about it and asking for Him to help us is a way for us to move through big feelings and to grow our friendship with Jesus!

Practice It

Write a prayer together with your grown-up, and talk about your big feelings. Ask Jesus any questions you have in your big feelings. Ask Jesus to help you forgive anyone who has hurt you. Ask Jesus to help you with your big feelings. You can use the format below to write big feelings prayers anytime you are having big feelings.

Dear Jesus,

I am feeling some big feelings right now. I am feeling ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________. My big feelings are making me have some questions, like: ___________________________________________________? and ____________________________________________________? Will you help me to forgive _______________________? Will you help me right now in my big feelings? I love You, Jesus, and I thank You for loving me all the time, including when I have big feelings.

Amen.

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