Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Trusting my Emotions
In the past, trusting only in my feelings and emotions got
me into trouble; it led me in the wrong directions. In the past my husband and
I followed our emotions and desires as we chased after the next big thing. We made some poor financial decisions as a
result. All the while, we justified our choices. Proverbs 16:2 tells us that all
the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but God knows the motives. Though we justified our actions, God knew our
hearts.
I based how I thought I should look, on those around me. I
became obsessed with losing weight. I
felt that I wasn’t harming myself or others, so I justified my eating
disorder. I also overcommitted
myself. For some reason I felt that I
had to handle the added responsibilities on my own, but the added stress seemed more than I
could handle. I felt that I deserved a
drink to help me wind down and ease the stress.
Trusting in my emotions led me into depression. I tried to drown my
feelings of depression with wine, but in the end I was exhausted, depressed,
and bitter towards that closet to me. As
a result of following my emotions, I have lost and missed out some of the
amazing blessings that God had in store.
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