Scripture is easy to remember when life is calm. Then someone says something hurtful, an unexpected bill arrives, a plan falls apart, and suddenly what we know becomes hard to practice because our emotions are demanding all the attention.

In today’s prayer, Valarie is honest that emotions are real but they aren’t always reliable guides, and when they get louder than truth, we’re far more likely to react before asking what God’s word actually says. She offers prayer as the pause between feeling and responding: before sending the message, making the decision, or reacting, stop and pray, “Heavenly Father, help me respond according to Your truth, not simply according to what I’m feeling.” Anchored in Proverbs 3:5-6, “trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding,” she prays for wisdom to act on truth rather than emotion in the moment.

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Next time your emotions rise, practice three words: pause, pray, respond.

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