Emotions God made us with emotions. Emotions were never designed to lead our lives, but to inform us about what is going on in our lives. Emotions give us messages about what is going on within us, about the rightness and wrongness of the words and actions of others, and about our present circumstances. It is important to pay attention to our emotions. We should not act based on the impulses of our emotions, but we should pay attention to them,learn from them, and include the information they give us in our decision making process concerning our own lives and our relationships with others. If you are often angry, find out why. Dont follow the impulse of your anger and lash out at someone or something. But do explore your emotion of anger. What is the message your anger is sending you? Is something out of order internally? Is your anger because of how others are treating you, or because of a current life situation outside your control. Pay attention to your emotion of anger; it is informing you that something needs to be addressed in your life, either internally or externally. If you are anxious, explore that emotion and find out why you are feeling that way. Are you feeling anxious because of something internal that you need to address? Are you anxious about something outside your control? Pay attention to the emotion of anxiety; it is informing you that something in your life needs to be addressed, either internally or externally. Are you sad? If so, dont try to convince yourself that you arent. Explore that emotion of sadness and find out why you are feeling that way. Perhaps your sadness is legitimate, because of a recent loss. Perhaps your sadness is persistent, because of things in your past that you cannot change. Pay attention to the emotion of sadness, especially if it is persistent. It is informing you. Perhaps something in your life needs to be addressed, either internally or externally. There are many ways God has designed for us to be informed. He informs us through His Word. He informs us by the voice of the Holy Spirit. But He has also designed us in such a way that our own emotions will inform us. Emotions were not designed by God to be immediately acted upon or impulsively followed. When we act based on the emotion of the moment, we often err; we often make mistakes. Emotions were designed to inform us. They inform us of our internal health and of the goodness or the evil of the words and actions of others toward us. Pay attention to your emotions; observe them and learn about your current self and your current relationships and situations. After including the information your emotions have given you, you can make well informed decisions and act wisely.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:13:46 +0000
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