I was
once given a magnet postcard with a number of facial expressions and emotions.
The aim was each morning to choose the facial expression and emotion that
corresponded with how I was feeling. After about 2 weeks I gave up because I
kept moving back and forth, between all the different emotions and facial
expressions: happy, sad, glad, mad, angry etc.
I come to
realize that I could not rely on my feelings, because they were not
stable, they changed daily and sometimes for no apparent reason. Did you
know that one of the greatest challenges we face has to do with our emotions?
Most days
we tend to operate based solely on how we feel. However this can sometimes ruin
your day as well as everyone else’s who you interact with. Say you wake one
morning feeling grouchy, you growl at everybody at home, you curse as all the
drivers who drive too slow before you or cut in front of you; then you get to
work and fuss about every think you are asked to do. You refuse to
be civil to your co-workers, and you bite of anyone's head who tries to
engage you in a conversation. All because we allow this feeling of
grouchiness to determine the kind of day we will have. Instead
of allowing our emotions to dictate our behavior, we should instead operate our
lives based on the truth of God’s word. Our feelings and thoughts
do not always communicate the truth to us. So often our perception can be so
way off from reality we must be careful.
When
feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression, sadness, emptiness, anger come
upon us, we should search the word of God for scriptures that will counteract
these feelings. We should also pray and ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit
to control these emotions. None of the above emotions or feelings is ordained
by God. Jesus has given us the Holy Spirit to be our comforter,
counselor, helper, and intercessor. Jesus also gave us Peace, Joy and Power and
free access to His throne room. So grab a hold of them and
let go of those feeling and emotions.
Practice
this with your children by speaking into their lives the promises of God, by
calling them as how God sees them not what you are seeing in the moment or how
you may be feeling when they have plucked your last nerve. Instead let us
purpose in our hearts to show love, compassion, and kindness to our children
even when you may not feel like it. The Holy Spirit has already given you
victory over your emotions, take it!
Phil 4:13- I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me
In His Service,
Vilma
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