As a woman I am trying to figure out many things. One of them being why in the world am I the way that I am?! Did God really want me to be THIS emotional?! Sometimes I can feel like a complete psycho and wonder wow, I must be the only woman in the world who goes through this…then I talk to other woman and realize that our emotions can seem to be a problem at times. There is a fine line though, turning off our emotions completely isn’t a good thing, and living only by them also isn’t a good thing…My head spins when I try to think of how it should be. I think it is all about where we channel our emotions. There are days when I just cry, I might take it out on Brad or blame things on him (my poor husband) but should I not be channeling all of those emotions to God? Surely he understands them more than anyone else, especially myself. My friend Alyssa told me recently that when I feel that way I should go to God and ask Him what is causing such a build of emotions. Basically just bringing it all before Him, laying it down.
Psalm 42 has always been an encouragement. Not only because of the way David commands his soul, but to see that even people in the Bible dealt with overwhelming emotions. (I know, that should be a no brainier duh..) David is depressed and he goes to God asking why is my soul so downcast? Then he commands his soul “put your trust in the Lord I will praise Him!”
Psalm 42:5 Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
This is not one of those posts where I tell you how to deal with your emotions, I don't know! But when I do I will let you know ;-) In the mean time this song came on last night while I was having a freak out and seemed to calm my soul...
“I can’t live by what I feel, but by the truth your Word reveals I’m not holding onto you, but your holding onto me. ” –Casting Crowns East to West
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