Truths About Emotions
From Lies Women Believe by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. . .
Taken from the chapter "Lies Women Believe About Emotions". . .
". . . Being created in the image of God means we have the capacity to experience and express a variety of emotions. God exhibits a spectrum of pure emotions, including joy, delight, anger, jealousy, and sorrow. And He designed us to be able to feel and express many different emotions in a way that reflects His heart and brings glory to Him. The problem is not that we have emotions - they are a gift from God. The problem is that our emotions (unlike God's) are tainted by the Fall. The challenge is to let the Spirit of God sanctify us in the realm of our emotions so that they can be expressed in godly ways." (p. 194)
"The Truth is that, due to our fallen condition, our feelings often have very little to do with reality." (p. 195)
"In the midst of the roller coaster ride our emotions sometimes take us on, we have to constantly bring our minds and thoughts back to the Truth. The Truth is, God is good. . . God loves me. . .Through faith in the shed blood of Christ on my behalf, I am forgiven. . . God will never leave me or forsake me. . . (whether I feel these things or not). If we want to walk in freedom, we must realize that our emotions are not necessarily trustworthy and be willing to reject any feelings that are not consistent with the Truth." (p. 195)
"While it may be true to some degree that we can't help the way we feel, the Truth is that we don't have to let our feelings run our lives." (p. 197)
"We must choose, without any regard to the state of our emotions, what attitude our will will take toward God. We must recognize that our emotions are only the servants of our will. . .
Our will can control our feelings if only we are steadfastly minded to do so. . . "
-Hannah Whitall Smith (p. 198 in LWB)
"Certainly what happens in our bodies does affect us emotionally, and even spiritually. . . But we fall into the trap of the Enemy when we justify fleshly, sinful attitudes and responses based on our physical condition or hormonal changes." (p. 201)
"When it comes to dealing with our emotions, we must remember that 'feeling good' is not the ultimate objective in the Christian's life." (p. 210)
Taken from the chapter "Lies Women Believe About Emotions". . .
". . . Being created in the image of God means we have the capacity to experience and express a variety of emotions. God exhibits a spectrum of pure emotions, including joy, delight, anger, jealousy, and sorrow. And He designed us to be able to feel and express many different emotions in a way that reflects His heart and brings glory to Him. The problem is not that we have emotions - they are a gift from God. The problem is that our emotions (unlike God's) are tainted by the Fall. The challenge is to let the Spirit of God sanctify us in the realm of our emotions so that they can be expressed in godly ways." (p. 194)
"The Truth is that, due to our fallen condition, our feelings often have very little to do with reality." (p. 195)
"In the midst of the roller coaster ride our emotions sometimes take us on, we have to constantly bring our minds and thoughts back to the Truth. The Truth is, God is good. . . God loves me. . .Through faith in the shed blood of Christ on my behalf, I am forgiven. . . God will never leave me or forsake me. . . (whether I feel these things or not). If we want to walk in freedom, we must realize that our emotions are not necessarily trustworthy and be willing to reject any feelings that are not consistent with the Truth." (p. 195)
"While it may be true to some degree that we can't help the way we feel, the Truth is that we don't have to let our feelings run our lives." (p. 197)
"We must choose, without any regard to the state of our emotions, what attitude our will will take toward God. We must recognize that our emotions are only the servants of our will. . .
Our will can control our feelings if only we are steadfastly minded to do so. . . "
-Hannah Whitall Smith (p. 198 in LWB)
"Certainly what happens in our bodies does affect us emotionally, and even spiritually. . . But we fall into the trap of the Enemy when we justify fleshly, sinful attitudes and responses based on our physical condition or hormonal changes." (p. 201)
"When it comes to dealing with our emotions, we must remember that 'feeling good' is not the ultimate objective in the Christian's life." (p. 210)
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