Emotions Unwrapped

Okay girls are there times where you feel that your emotions control you....let me tell you girlfriend this is so normal for females, but here is why. Alot of the time we let our emotions dictate our actions by focusing on the negative impact they make on us, as they emerge in different situations.Jeremiah 17:9 (NIV) says The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? God never intended us to be enslaved to our emotions But we need to guard them. For when we guard our emotions we can be fully alive on the inside and engage in Gods intended plan for our lives. So to do this we need to know that our emotions are a gauge, not a guide, meaning that our emotions are to report to us, by telling us that there is something wrong with us, something that needs to be addressed, to realign ourselves with Christ. Our emotions should not dictate us.Here is a concept given by Jon Bloom,"The pattern of your emotions will give you a reading on where your hope is because they are wired into what you believe and value~ and how much. Thats way emotions are so important in the bible. They reveal what your heart loves, trusts, and fears." I love this concept because it is so true. Paul wrote "Do not let sin control the way you live;do not give in to sinful desires." Romans 6:12 (NLT) this is saying we need to questions ourselves when we feel our emotions taking over. For example "Lord why am I feeling this emotion of anger towards my family?", " Why am I doubting You", ask God to reveal this to you and why? this is just a way to keep Christ at center of your life and I can tell you from personal experience, God works in mysterious way, you just need to be willing to give Him control and not lean on your on understanding (Proverbs 3:5). So in closing, quoting Jon Bloom again. "When your emotions are trying to control you don't be overly impressed. and remember that your emotions are gauges not guides. Let them tell you where the attack is being made in your life so you can fight it with right promises from God." Truths from Scripture to Cherish.2 Corinthians 4:17,James 1:2-5,Psalm 37:4,Psalm 5:11, and 1 Peter 5:8.