Untangling

Emotions have a fine way of getting us to be the people we do not want to be.

You get angry about a silly little thing your boyfriend does, something he says.

And your whole attitude is corrupted with frustration. You dwell on the words. You sit around, moping about. You will not let forgiveness make its way into your thoughts.

You get impatient with your mom on the phone, the lecturing she slaps in your face.

You give up and hang up. You will not calm down to listen. Irritation becomes your facial expression. You are not patient any longer.

You are sickened by the goodness of another girl. You start to become jealous.

You refuse to admire her and are filled with a disgusting strain of envy. You become bitter. You long to remove her from your presence. All she does is remind you of your weaknesses.

Emotions are dangerous.

They are beautiful, such as happiness and love and even righteous anger…But they are powerful and capable of much.

Emotions are amazing.

God is very emotional. He’s known to be jealous, loving, angry, patient…
We are made in the image of our Creator. We get those emotions too….only….

God has a right to every single emotion. He is perfect and knows how to use them.

We should never be jealous of the riches God has given another person, or the talents He has bestowed upon another individual.

Humans must be careful with emotions. God gave them to us to be used in glorifying ways.

‘Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.

See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”

Psalm 139: 23-24

Ask God to show you which emotions are acceptable.
Does your heart truly tell you that hatred is good?
Do you feel at peace when you are jealous?

Know that God loves you for who you are. He wants you to feel emotions that bring love into the world.

Love, try loving.