I think one of the greatest gifts God gave our earthly bodies is the ability to feel emotions. If I close my eyes, I can see each of my children placed in my arms for the first time, and that, is very much a feeling of love. I can remember special gifts given to me, and accomplishments that I worked hard for. The emotions I felt during those time were of happiness and satisfaction. God gave me those feelings and they were good.
God has also let me experience feelings, however, that I didn't feel were so good. I have felt anger and rage about situations that I couldn't control. Heart ache at the death of a friend who left two little girls she wouldn't get to raise, and disappointment when people didn't live up to my expectations.
I believe that God lets us experience both the good and the bad emotions because he can use both to bring us closer to him. I'll be honest and say that I'm afraid of the bad times. I don't want to hurt. I'm all for unicorns and rainbows, but when our emotions are overwhelming us, he wants us to draw closer to him.
Now for the point of this. I want to share an idea I seen a while back for doing just that...drawing closer to God....
1. Write down some of the negative emotions that you are having. It could be fear, jealousy, lust...anything that is weighing on your heart.
God has also let me experience feelings, however, that I didn't feel were so good. I have felt anger and rage about situations that I couldn't control. Heart ache at the death of a friend who left two little girls she wouldn't get to raise, and disappointment when people didn't live up to my expectations.
I believe that God lets us experience both the good and the bad emotions because he can use both to bring us closer to him. I'll be honest and say that I'm afraid of the bad times. I don't want to hurt. I'm all for unicorns and rainbows, but when our emotions are overwhelming us, he wants us to draw closer to him.
Now for the point of this. I want to share an idea I seen a while back for doing just that...drawing closer to God....
1. Write down some of the negative emotions that you are having. It could be fear, jealousy, lust...anything that is weighing on your heart.
These were three of the negative emotions I specifically wanted to pray about this week. Discontentment-I think that this is an overall feeling of all the things I want to accomplish with my children each week, that I just don't finish. Broken Hearted-the loss of a 2 week old baby by an acquaintance, the death of a beloved family pet, and some other things that have produced this feeling. Unhappiness with my physical appearance-I know my feelings aren't those that God wishes me to have for the body he has given me.
2. Write each one on a separate sheet of paper and write down all the Bible verses you can find about each emotion.
2. Write each one on a separate sheet of paper and write down all the Bible verses you can find about each emotion.
3. Pray about each feeling/emotion. I put a star next to each verse that I specifically wanted to pray. I am going to pray that verse to God as many times as I can.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him
and he will make your paths straight
Proverbs 3:5-6
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him
and he will make your paths straight
Proverbs 3:5-6
I am so thankful to God for all the blessings he has given me. I'm also thankful for anyone who made it through this whole post! I hope everyone has a great week!
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