Let be sincere some of us as put up their emotions above God.in fact Satan plan for those that put their emotions more than God is to move them away from God's plan.
Then why don't we put the word emotions aside and put him first, for him to solve all both present and future emotional to ends and have a better future.
We have two types of emotions, positive and negative. The fact remains that we will have emotional feelings. That is why he created Eve for Adam. The emotional feelings comes in, it's normal.
Later due to the strong emotional feelings biding both Eve was deceive,and for the fact that Adam knows that it's wrong he still ate it. That is what we call Emotional feeling.but the question is,is it the good emotions or the bad emotions?
That is what we should be asking ourselves ,what kind of emotions am I running? And that when you need God to come in. Even having the good one you need God not to talk of the bad ones.
God is always available and ready to manage our emotions to leads us to the right paths.he gave us emotions to manage just through him alone.
Put God first and your emotions follows so that you won't have emotions for the wrong person at the wrong time. in fact God himself is Emotion.
The Power of God’s Emotions
by Adam Wittenberg
1/25/18 Christian Living
Have you ever thought about what you look like to God? Do you know what He sees, thinks, and feels when He looks at you?
Before jumping to conclusions that something must be negative, stop for a moment and consider.
The Bible says that God made us (Genesis 1:27), loves us (John 15:9), sent His Son to die for us (John 3:16), and has good purposes for our lives (Ephesians 2:10). He did these things willingly, because He wants us to be with Him forever (John 17:24).
Yes, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), but we are not defined by our failings.
This changes not only our standing with God, but our ability to know Him, think like Him, and experience His emotions—which can quite literally change our lives!
Grounded in the Word
The Bible is an emotional book. It’s not a textbook or list of rules, but a passionate love story of a God who is pursuing His children.
The Lord didn’t just save us because He HAD to; He did it because He WANTED to—and He still wants us today! Let this sink into your heart for a moment. God wants you and loves you just as much as on the day you said yes to Him through Jesus. He doesn’t change. His love is constant.
Breaking the Cycle of Performance
Many believers wrestle with the lie that God will love us more if we perform better: “If I do more good, God will love me more, but if I sin, God will love me less.”
This isn’t the testimony of Scripture, however.
Case in point, King David.
David’s Example
King David did a lot of good, yet he allowed the lust in his heart to result in adultery, accessory to murder, and disobedience to God. Still he was called a man “after (God’s) own heart” (Acts 13:22).
On paper, David’s sins were less than Saul’s, the king he replaced, but there was a key difference—their reaction to sin.
“Saul was sad that he got caught for his sin; David was sad that he offended God,” explains Mike Bickle, director of International House of Prayer.
God Looks at the Heart
It all came down to the heart. David hated his sin and repented—confessed and turned back to God—as soon as he was confronted. No matter how many times he fell, he got up and ran back to the Lord with all his strength.
This pleased God more than Saul, who made excuses and tried to hide his sin, even when he was confronted.
David knew God’s love was steadfast—steady and unchanging—which caused him to run back to Him time and time again. David was never content in his sin because he knew that God’s love was “better than life” (Psalm 63:3).
The Power of Attraction
This love spurred David’s love and affection. Although he stumbled, he knew his fulfillment was found in the Lord, and that he would find peace and acceptance by returning to Him.
David acknowledged his faults, and even wrote songs about them (see Psalm 51), so that others could encounter God’s goodness—which is better and stronger than the pleasures of sin.
Application
It can be the same for us. Instead of living in denial or keeping God at a distance, we can come to the One who made us, loves us, and already knows all about our weakness and stumbling.
God is so good and kind that He doesn’t leave us there, but picks us out of the pit of our helplessness, saves us, and gives us a new life and power to overcome sin.
And, like a good Father, He’s committed to helping us walk out the journey in victory (Song 8:5), as long as we keep coming back to Him, like David did.
If you’re feeling alone in the struggle with sin, or are unsure how God thinks and feels about you, consider a study of David’s life. What the Lord did for him, He’s willing to do for all believers who walk in repentance.
For further study on David’s life, we recommend, After God’s Own Heartby Mike Bickle. Learn about King David’s relationship with God as the model for how to live a radical lifestyle of confidence before God, while acknowledging our profound weakness. (Also available in Korean, Spanish, and Russian).
Adam Wittenberg
A Detroit native who was raised in Vermont and Connecticut, Adam worked as a newspaper journalist until 2012, when he moved to Kansas City to complete the Intro to IHOPKC internship. Afterwards, he earned a four-year certificate in House of Prayer Leadership from IHOPU and is now on full-time staff in the Marketing department at IHOPKC. Adam is also active in evangelism and has a vision to reach people everywhere with the good news of Jesus Christ.
10 Real-Life Emotions Jesus Expressed
Several years ago, I heard a wise person pray, “Break my heart, God, with what breaks Yours.” I’ve never forgotten that prayer request. And through the years I’ve often wondered if my emotions line up with God’s.
Do I get upset at the same situations that angered the heart of God or do I spend time and energy protesting what Jesus wouldn’t have bothered with? On the other end of the emotional spectrum, do I turn a blind eye at what moved Jesus to tears or fail to notice the people and situations that stirred His compassionate heart and caused Him to take action?
Jesus, God in the flesh, experienced a wide range of emotions during his 33 years on this earth. Scripture tells us what He felt and experienced, specifically, during his three-year public ministry. And while we might tend to think that being unemotional means being more spiritual or Spirit-controlled, Scripture clearly shows that Jesus exercised a healthy amount of emotion and self-control. Here are 10 emotions Jesus expressed so you can see if your feelings and responses line up with His:
1. Joy–at pleasing His Father.
While Jesus is often referred to as “A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3), He was also one who knew joy. In John 15:10-11, Jesus told His followers if they keep His commandments, they will abide in His love just as He has kept His Father’s commandments and abides in His Father’s love. “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full,” Jesus said. What joy was Jesus referring to? The joy that came from complete obedience to His Father. The joy that came from fulfilling His mission here on earth. The joy that came from pleasing His Father in Heaven.
Hebrews 12:2 tells “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” How can the word “joy” exist in the same sentence as the words “enduring the cross” and “scorning its shame”? Because Jesus knew not only the joy of complete obedience to His Father, but the joy of what was to come – the eternal reward, being reunited physically with His Father in Heaven, having secured for eternity the salvation of all who would believe.
Do you find delight in pleasant circumstances or knowing that all is well in your world? Or do you know deep joy by focusing on the eternal rewards of obedience to your Heavenly Father, sensing His smile as you surrender daily, and fixing your minds on what is to come (Colossians 3:2).
2. Exhaustion–from the demands of ministry.
Do you ever start to think I can’t face any more people or pressures right now? Do you find that to cope you need to slip away and have some quiet time to yourself? If you feel that way after trying to be all things to all people, then you need boundaries in your life and work and a reminder that you are not responsible for everything. But if you’re feeling that exhaustion and overwhelm because of a continual pouring out in ministry, Jesus did too. Even the Son of God had to withdraw by Himself from the crowds after an extended time of ministry in order to refuel and re-energize through rest and quiet communion with His Father (Matthew 14:13, Mark 6:31, Luke 5:16, John 6:15).
When you need to get away from people, is it because you’re tired of them? Or is it because you long to be with Your Father to refuel, refocus, and reprioritize? You can identify with the heart of Jesus when you pull away now and then to rest in and commune quietly with your Heavenly Father.
3. Anger–at the hypocrisy of the religious.
Instead of being angry with sinners and how they lived, Jesus was indignant toward the so-called “religious” who touted a spotless image on the outside, but cultivated critical, hardened hearts on the inside. Jesus used harsh words toward the religious elite of his day saying things like, “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?” (Matthew 23:33). I’m thinking that might have been the equivalent of cussing today.
Jesus’ anger with how the religious leaders of his day spiritually oppressed others echoes God’s disdain for Israel’s “shepherds” in Ezekiel 34. Jesus even described false prophets as those who come in sheep’s clothing “but inwardly they are ferocious wolves” (Matthew 7:15).
Do you feel anger toward leaders in the church and religious community who abuse their power, care more about their own comfort and image than that of other believers, and “fleece the flock” in the name of service to God? Are you enraged by anyone who would, in the name of Christ or spirituality, lead other believers astray or interfere with the discipleship and growth of a new believer? Do you loathe legalism to the point of calling it what it is? Jesus did. And He made no apologies for such.
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