I am a teenage girl and moody...help!

I know with being a teenage girl and moody and stuff I tend to get upset REALLY easy. Are there any tips you could give me to not get so mad so easily?

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That is such a great question! I get moody myself (esp. during a certain time of the month!) and so I can understand some of what you're talking about. For me it tends to be that every emotion I have tends to be exaggerated and amplified, if you know what I mean. For example, when I cry, I cry harder. So, sometimes it can be hormonal.

The bible says that our spiritual enemy, the Devil, is a liar. John 8:44 says, "there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies." So, I believe he is constantly trying to get us to believe his lies. However, the bible says in John 8:32, "Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free." So what are the lies and the truth we tend to believe about our emotions?

I think one of the lies I have believed when it comes to my emotions is that "I can’t help how I respond when my hormones are out of whack." However, the truth is that by God’s grace I can choose to obey Him regardless of how I feel.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 says, "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Many times it's easy to get upset and angry and allow our emotions to take over. Especially if we tend to be more emotional anyway, like I am. The lie I tend to believe is that in those moments, "I can’t control my emotions". However, God's truth is that I do not have to be controlled by my emotions. I can choose to fix my mind on the truth to take every thought captive to the truth and let God control my emotions.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 says, "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

As for tips on dealing with these emotions when they come up, my mom is a counselor and has a page on her website that might help you. It's called the P.E.A.C.E. method. Check it out and see if it's something that can help you when you start feeling upset.


Helping you find your true beauty,
Shelley