Greetings Dear Reader,
Before I delve too deeply into the negative part of this
self-discovery some things about feelings must be addressed. We feel.
If we deny that we feel we damage ourselves. If we ignore some feelings we will not be
able to fully understand things.
Fear for example is a vital feeling. We must listen to fear. We must listen to and evaluate the things it triggers. We have feelings for some very important
reasons. Those reasons are connected to
our emotional health and sometimes our survival.
The error that we make is we give control to our
feelings. We allow anger, fear, or greed
to control us. This is very
dangerous. When our feelings control us
we ignore sound reason and act.
It comes down to the difference between responses and
reactions. It is often necessary to
react. Instinctive reactions built into
our DNA are very important. They can
protect and save us. When we interact
with people on a social level we must be responsive and not reactionary.
When we feel anger we must take a beat. When we feel fear we must reason. To move through life allowing our feelings to
control us hinders our ability to be good to others. In any situation when we let our feelings
decide our course of action we need to assure that we have reasoned our way
through the actions.
As I work through the proper place of feelings in my life
the first thing I must assure is that they are not in control of me. I must master them or they will be my
undoing. I must allow them to live but not
allow them to rule. That alone is a
daily task requiring attention and balance.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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It's interesting how much we have been pushed to be in touch with our feelings, follow our heart, etc. but when someone does that, it often results in damaging relationships. I listen to a podcast from a pastor that often points out how important it is for a man to not follow through on his feelings. We often feel many potentially damaging things, such as anger, lust, curiosity, etc. but it is important that we not act on those feelings. He also points out that simply feeling the urge to do something is not necessarily a sin, as it is often simply a reaction of our sinful nature, and we must choose to do the right thing. I think that choice is ultimately the point where God determines whether or not we are following Him. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this topic.
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