All of us get emotional at times—some of us more than others.  During those times, how do you communicate?  With a whine, mutter, or sigh?  How about a shriek, bellow, or bark?

Tried singing lately?  OK, so you’ve used that tactic to clear a room when you wanted to be alone.  Don’t worry about not being able to carry a tune. You can always sing in the car (I know, a passing motorist might see you and phone 911), while you’re walking the dog, washing the dishes or the baby, doing laundry, or riding in an elevator (OK, maybe not that last one).  It’s not like you’re handing out programs and having everyone take a front-row seat—just sing quietly.  Kids won’t mind.  It might even quiet them down, as they gape at Mommy making those strange noises.

Are you ever afraid (who isn’t)?  Sad?  Angry?  Try a Scripture verse put to music, or a song or hymn with a Scriptural message.  Don’t feel like it?  Do it anyway.  It will lift your spirits (that’s one less saggy body part, right?) and diffuse whatever is building up inside.  After all, David didn’t give Saul a couple of Tylenol (save that for the real headaches!) and a glass of water, nor did  Paul and Silas go on a morning talk show and air their woes.  They sang in prison to a captive audience, and look what happened to them!

“Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.”  Psalm 32:7