You Can Be Emotionally Well

Emotions are a gift from God. It is what makes us uniquely human. The difficulty with emotions is that like any other gift from God, they can be abused or misused. But you can be emotionally well.

Now there are some of God's children who need help with their bodies' makeup to be well. There is in imbalance in terms of how their bodies function. If this is true, it is wise to use the medical knowledge of our day. To not use this, is to miss out on one of the gifts from God. It does not make one weaker.

For most of us, the ability to control our emotions has to do with controlling our thoughts. I say this often to my congregation because I believe it to be one of the most important statements I can make as a pastor. Thoughts give birth to emotions. Emotions give energy to actions. Actions determine our destiny.

Have you found yourself thinking something and therefore feeling strongly about something. Then you act only to find that you were misinformed in your thought! You thought that your friend said something about you. You were hurt. Out of being hurt, you did something to express your hurt. Then you find out you were wrong. But the damage is done.

Paul wrote in his writings often about having the mind of Christ. A part of the Christian growth is to develop this mind of Christ--through prayer, study of scripture, worship. Once the mind of Christ is functioning, then one begins to feel like the love of Christ. You fall in love with God. That love permeates all of life's relationships. You find yourself acting very differently in all of life.

Do you see how this is so differently from conventional worldly wisdom? Instead of people making you feel a certain way, you are at the controls of your emotional wellness. You can be emotionally well!

A woman had been beaten down by the world. She believed everything the demons of life had told her. She was a failure no matter what she tried to do. She believed the lie that she was not attractive. She wept often in the loneliness of her life until one day she chose to believe differently. Yes--believe differently. She began to believe that she was loved. She believed she was special. She believed she was capable. As time passed, each day she changed her thoughts. She filled her mind with scripture. She became a new person. She became instead of an emotional wreck a beautiful woman created in the confidence of Christ. Her whole world changed.

You too can be emotionally well--it begins with the mind of Christ. Fill your thoughts with the good words of God!