Emotions are my biggest hindrance to godly living.
It’s so easy to be led by them and tempted by them because they are so strong and feel so real.
And they are real, but what you perceive reality to be through your emotions, is not necessarily what reality IS.
When I was really struggling once over something in which my emotions played a role, God told me, “Focus on what you KNOW to be true.” (The implication was as opposed to what I felt to be true.)
I hope that makes sense to you. Often the times God speaks to me, contains so much more than just the words that it’s hard to articulate all that a simple message like that can carry.
If HE told you; then it MUST be applicable to me; as well!
...”what you perceive reality to be through your emotions, is not necessarily what reality IS”....
The same could actually be said by sight as well...things are not always as they appear as we live in an age of deception.
Same with feelings...they can deceive us...we might feel fear where there is no threat because of a past experience tripping that emotion from that time or event.....By the same token we might feel good being in a certain place because it reminds us of an event that we enjoyed.
So it’s significant to “know” there is a place to go to where our emotions can be calmed and we can think then....Jesus is always ready to listen...to all our emotions....