God in the Emotional Ups and Downs
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From the Founder
As I lead this movement, I’m realising more and more that God doesn’t shape us in grand moments or perfect conditions. He shapes us in the ordinary rhythms of our lives — the tired mornings, the emotional days, the unexpected challenges, and the quiet moments where we’re simply trying to stay steady. This message comes from one of those days. A day that reminded me that God is present not only in our strength, but also in our vulnerability, our patience, and our love for the people around us.
God in the Emotional Ups and Downs
Some days don’t start with peace.
Some days start with emotions — swirling, rising, unpredictable — especially in the people we love. And if we’re honest, those are the days that stretch us the most.
Recently, I found myself in one of those mornings.
A home full of tiredness.
Someone unwell and overwhelmed.
Someone else dysregulated and anxious about the day ahead.
And me, somewhere in the middle, trying to stay steady while carrying the weight of it all.
It wasn’t dramatic.
It wasn’t chaotic.
It was just… real life.
The kind of morning where everyone wakes up needing something.
And in the middle of it, I felt God whisper something I didn’t expect:
“I am here too.”
Not just in the peaceful moments.
Not just in the worship times.
Not just in the quiet evenings when the house finally settles.
But here —
in the tiredness,
in the emotions,
in the dysregulation,
in the heaviness,
in the small frustrations,
in the moments where you’re trying to hold everything together.
It reminded me of the encouragement in Scripture to cast all our anxieties on God because He cares (1 Peter 5:7).
Not some of them.
Not the tidy ones.
All of them — even the messy, emotional, everyday ones.
And I realised something important that morning:
God teaches us through the emotional ups and downs of the people we love.
When someone we care about is overwhelmed, God teaches us patience — the kind described as a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22).
When someone is anxious, God teaches us compassion — the kind Jesus showed again and again.
When someone is unwell, God teaches us gentleness — the kind that reflects His heart (Philippians 4:5).
When someone is struggling to face the day, God teaches us how to advocate, not react — echoing the call to bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2).
And when we feel like we have nothing to say, nothing to give, nothing wise to offer —
God teaches us to rely on Him, not ourselves.
Just like Paul wrote about God’s strength being made perfect in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9).
I used to think leadership was about having the right words.
Now I’m learning it’s more about having the right posture.
Staying steady when others can’t.
Staying calm when emotions rise.
Staying present when things feel messy.
Staying prayerful when you don’t know what to do.
That morning didn’t feel spiritual.
But it was.
Because God was shaping something in me — not through a sermon, not through a book, not through a moment of inspiration — but through the ordinary emotional rhythms of family life.
And maybe that’s the point.
God doesn’t only speak in the quiet.
He speaks in the chaos too.**
He speaks through the people around us.
He speaks through the moments that stretch us.
He speaks through the mornings that don’t go to plan.
He speaks through the emotions we’d rather avoid.
He speaks through the responsibilities we carry.
He speaks through the love that pulls us deeper into compassion.
It echoes the truth that God is near to the broken-hearted (Psalm 34:18) and close to those who feel overwhelmed.
He doesn’t wait for us to be calm before He comes close.
If you’re walking through a day where emotions feel high, where people around you are struggling, or where you feel like you have nothing wise to offer — take heart.
You’re not failing.
You’re being formed.
God is in the emotional ups and downs.
God is in the moments that test your patience.
God is in the mornings that feel heavy.
God is in the quiet strength you don’t even realise you’re carrying.
And He is shaping you — gently, faithfully, consistently — into someone who can lead with peace, even when the atmosphere around you is anything but peaceful.
This is where real leadership grows.
This is where movements are born.
This is where God meets us — right in the middle of real life.
Founder’s Closing Note
If this movement stands for anything, it’s this:
God is present in the everyday.
In the emotions, in the mess, in the quiet victories, in the unseen moments of faithfulness.
My hope is that as you read this, you feel permission to be human — and confidence that God is shaping you through every moment you live.