Do you ever battle messy emotions? Emotions become messy when they rule us instead of us ruling them. Maybe you can relate to Jody.
Jody pulled into the parking lot. Where had all the cars come from? Was she late? Usually the lot was empty. Jody loved meeting with her small group but felt self-conscious walking in last. A familiar battle warred in the pit of her stomach.
She put the car in reverse and drove home. She promised to arrive earlier next week.
Have you ever let uncomfortable feelings stop you from doing something you wanted to do? I have. Like Jody, we miss out in life and relationships when we let unpleasant feelings control us. The night Jody missed Bible study she believed she was the last one to arrive. But she was wrong. The cars in the lot were for another group. She was actually the first. The lie she believedâthat she’d be humiliated walking in lastârobbed her of the support and encouragement she needed that evening.
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What we believe about God, others, and ourselves affects how we feel and conduct ourselves every day. When uncomfortable feelings rule our actions we can be sure that on some level we are believing a lie. How many relationships have been destroyed because one or both parties believed something untrue?
Discovering our identity in Christ transforms how we see ourselves and the world. Knowing that we are secure in our heavenly Fatherâs love anchors us in situations that would otherwise toss us to-and-fro.
Many battles in life can be traced back to our beliefs. Past trauma and hurts often shape these beliefs. But we donât have to live as victims of our past, of our emotions, or of our familyâs weaknesses. We are new creations in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit within us.
Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence” (2 Cor. 5: 17 GW).
Do you need help taming your emotions? I’m offering an online study this summer that will address this very area. Also, in honor of Motherâs Day, I have a free e-book for you. Give Yourself a Break from Renegade Thoughts and Messy Emotions is free May 5-9, 2020.
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Opportunities to Grow
Would you like to join other like-minded women for weekly encouragement? Below are two summer study groups. The first one will meet on the internet. The second will gather either locally in Cary, NC or on Zoom, depending on how things play out.
- Give Yourself a Break: facilitated by Debbie Wilson on Zoom, June 2-August 4th, 2020
10 weeks on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:3 p.m. EST
. - Little Faith, Big God:Â facilitated by Ginny Wilson (Local or Zoom to be announced)
8 weeks on Tuesday evenings beginning June 2, 2020, from 6:45-8:30 p.m. EST
Contact me to sign up or learn more. We will discuss chapter one in our first meeting.
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Debbie that insight about how those messy, uncomfortable emotions are often lies we have believed about who we really are is profound!
Thank you, Ann. When, in heaven, we finally see ourselves the way God sees us may be the time He wipes away our tears. To see how we let lies hold us back from doing and being all He made us to be.
Yes, I relate to Jody’s story too. As much as we don’t want our emotions to have the final say, they often do. đ
I’m so grateful for this truth you share: “But we donât have to live as victims of our past, of our emotions, or of our familyâs weaknesses. We are new creations in Christ with the power of the Holy Spirit within us.” amen!
Lisa, I have too. Thankful God won’t stop His work in us until we are like Jesus!
I think self-control, for me, is the most difficult fruit of the Spirit to cultivate and grow in my life. Sure glad I don’t have to rely on my own power to do it.
J.D., that is a challenge for me too, letting the Holy Spirit overcome my lack of self-control. Thanks for joining the conversation!
Our emotions can wreak havoc in our lives if we don’t learn to deal with them. Thank you for this encouragement.
They sure can. Thanks, Melissa.
Thanks for this free offer, Debbie! I downloaded today. Happy Mother’s Day to you!
Thank you, Sarah. And I hope you enjoy it.
I am so grateful that I do not have to live a victim to my emotions. I have many times and I continue to struggle at times but God continues to give me victory!
Praise the Lord! That is a victory worth celebrating! Thanks, Jennifer.
Debbie, I let messy emotions control much of my behavior and reactions in the past…and many stemmed from my literal past. I’m learning to see emotions as something to process and not let them control me. I heard Priscialla Shirer explain how emotions don’t have intelligence attached to them and often lead us down the wrong path. All your summer studes sound powerful!
Karen, I like that picture, “emotions donât have intelligence attached to them.” Too many times I’ve been manipulated and held back by my emotions too. Thanks be to God who uses those times to teach us! Blessings to you!
Sure is a topic I struggle with. Canât wait to read your book!!!
Steffanie, I hope you enjoy it, and I’d love to have you join our group!
What a timely topic, Debbie! Excellent post.
Thank you, Jeannie. God bless!