Good Afternoon Devotion :-)❤️

shirleynpenalosa (63)in #christianity • 8 years ago (edited)

How to Deal with What You Feel
By Rick Warren

“To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace. . . . Those who obey their human nature cannot please God” (Romans 8:6, 8 GNT).

Learning to manage your emotions is the key to peace of mind.

I want to share with you four important reasons from God’s Word why you need to learn to deal with what you feel.

Learn to manage your emotions because they are often unreliable.

Your gut is often wrong. Your intuition is often flawed. Your emotions often lead you down a blind alley. You can’t depend on everything you feel!

Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death” (NIV). You don’t have to accept everything you feel, because not everything you feel is right or authentic or will lead you in the right direction.

Learn to manage your emotions because you don’t want to be manipulated.

If you don’t control your emotions, they will control you, and you will be manipulated by your moods. And if you’re always guided by your feelings, other people will take advantage of you. Worst of all, negative emotions are Satan’s favorite tool. He will use fear, resentment, and worry to wreak havoc in your life.

The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (NIV).

Learn to manage your emotions because you want to please God.

God cannot rule your life if emotions rule your life. If you make your decisions based on how you feel, then you’ve made your feelings god, and then God can’t be God in your life.

Romans 8:6, 8 says, “To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace. . . . Those who obey their human nature cannot please God” (GNT).

Learn to manage your emotions because you want to succeed in life.

Study after study has shown that your emotional quotient is far more important than your IQ when it comes to success. How many people do you know who ruined their reputation because of something said in anger or missed a job opportunity because of their lack of self-control?

The Bible says in Proverbs 5:23, “[People] get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control” (CEV).

When you give your heart to Jesus, that commitment includes your emotions. So when you say, “I gave my heart to Jesus,” you gave your emotions to him to be managed by him. Jesus wants to be Lord of how you feel, not just what you think and do. He wants to be Lord of your emotions.

“From now on, then, you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God’s will and not by human desires” (1 Peter 4:2 GNT).

Reflections:

Do you base your decisions on your feelings? How do you know if a “feeling” is right or wrong?

Why is it important to learn to listen to the Holy Spirit? How do you do that?

What about your emotions do you need to surrender to God today?

Good afternoon, my dear steemit family and friends. This afternoon's devotion is all about proper management of our emotions. Yes, we are all humans and some of us are emotional at times, towards anything. And as I was reading through this devotion (shared by my good friend, Ms. Cathy), I was reminded to entrust everything to God, yes everything even my emotions. And I will also be honest with you all, I do make decisions based on my feelings, and sometimes this really made me miserable in return. I do not want to make that same mistake again and I praise and thank God for this wonderful sharing.

I hope and I pray that through this devotion, all of you too were blessed and starting today, let us always put God first and always make sure that we lift everything up to Him in prayer so that we can live a peaceful life. And the people around us will follow our example. Le us all be blessed by God's wisdom thru His word, the Bible. :-)❤️

God bless each and everyone. :-)

I am @sashley a.k.a. shirleynpenalosa, a recipient of God's love, mercy and grace. ❤️

Have a blessed L❤️ve Month 2018 everyone :-)❤️

I am forever grateful to God every day of my life for giving me everything that I need and praise Him all the more for not giving me everything I want. To God be all the honor, praise and glory ❤️ :-)

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