It use to be you were a daring sort if you colored outside the lines in life. I don't see so many daring types out in worldville anymore. I run into the sort that change content to serve their needs. People seem to be making up religion as they go along. That is so strange to me. It sure makes Proverbs 19 verse 3 jump off the page of my Bible: "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord". What's up with that? Hey we all sin, we all fall short of the glory of God. We also equally have the choice to stay there and wallow or turn towards our Lord and away from our sin.
If we dwell on the lie that says,
“God doesn’t love me,” it’ll lead us into bondage.
Satan watches for those vessels that sail without convoy.
-- George Swinnock
The truth is that God does love you. Paul tells us how much in Romans 5:6 “At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.... God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Same Scripture verse via The Message. "Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him". Romans 5:6-8 (The Message)
A pearl to string: You have probably discovered that you simply cannot trust your emotions because they are unreliable, misleading and will constantly betray you. A family member can verbally blast you and rage consumes your spirit. Your career is in decline and depression slithers into your heart. Caught in the comparison trap, you find yourself avoiding those who have bigger, more influential jobs. Anger is a constant companion, finances are tight and rest is a distant memory. A sense of bone-deep weariness saturates your soul as your own heart ridicules the sincerity with which you serve. "You might as well give up. It's no use. Just quit!" the enemy taunts.
"Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control." Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)
Negative emotions can take hold of and destroy a life void of emotional control. Control puts emotions in their God-shaped place, discarding negative emotions as the spiritual leeches they are while safeguarding and reinforcing positive emotions.
Emotions are a gift from God. While emotions themselves are not sin, the place we give them can be. Since God created us with the capacity for strong emotions, we can rest assured that He will equip and empower His plan for managing them.
Stay in His Word and
Know you are loved,
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