Managing Your Emotions
Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind)....rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined....
—1 Peter 5:8,9


An emotional person is someone who is easily affected with or stirred by emotions. Their conduct is ruled by emotion rather than reason. A person who lives by emotion lives without principle.

We all have emotions, and they are not going away, but we cannot trust them. We should seek God to learn to manage our emotions and not allow them to manage us.

We are created to operate in the fruit of self-control. Self-control is a freedom—not a bondage. We are free to use wisdom, free to obey God, free to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. We are free not to be pushed around by our feelings. We don't have to do what we feel like doing; we are free to do what we know is wise.

Be honest with yourself in this area. If you believe you are not managing your emotions, begin to pray and seek God about emotional maturity. Remember:

1. He who lives by emotions lives without principle.
2. We all have emotions, but we cannot trust them.
3. We cannot be spiritual (walk in the Spirit) and be led by emotions.
4. Emotions won't go away, but we can learn to manage them.

Make emotional maturity a priority goal in your life.

Say This:

"I am well-balanced, temperate, and sober of mind. I am rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined. I am emotionally mature."

Also pray for a sound mind, healthy body & spirit daily, this helps a great deal. And please pray for those around you, there are those who struggle with their emotions as well.

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This was great, thank you for posting it.

I have some emotional issues. I don't really let them control me, at least not any more. They did before I went back to church, years ago, after leaving it when I moved out on my own and was trying to break away from my family and the difficult situations there. But it wasn't till I got help, through counselling, and from God, for the anger and hurt I bottled up that I was able to actually deal with my emotions. Now I deal more with falling into bouts of stress and depression now and then when things get to be too much. But I just turn to God and to friends for support and prayers.

I sadly have a family member that is letting her emotions (anger and hurt from something that happened over 30 years ago) control her life and she is missing out on so much and is just letting herself go. I need to pray much more than I do for her. I talk to God a lot about her but I don't really pray for her if that makes any sense.

I also think it is very important to pray for our kids, on this subject, because as they learn how to deal with emotions it's so easy for them to let them control their behavior. Sadly, today's society doesn't help much here either. So we have to, as parents, pray for and work with them all that much more.

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thanks...it is a good reminder for us all.

I just yelled at my daughter for not spelling the word "plastic" correctly

Maybe I need to head off for some quiet time

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Aside from prayer, encouraging words and working through hurt and anger, I have found that proper nutrition and exercise can also really help with managing emotions. In today's day and age, our diets are so very poor. Even when we think we may be eating healthy, like when we have grilled chicken and salad for example, the chicken may be pumped with hormones and the salad may contain pesticides. This may seem like a healthful meal and perhaps, it is better than eating a hamburger and fries, but it's still not the best for our bodies. Exercise is also good because it helps release the happy chemical known as endorphins.

Since I began exercising, incorporating more organic foods into my diet and taking vitamin supplements, I have noticed a world of difference in my emotions. I now feel more emotionally stable, positive and full of life despite the challenges that life throws at me.

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Adriana,
You are definitely right about exercise. When I am disciplined and take time to exercise, my mood is much better. The key is to do it regularly. For me, staying healthy means staying happy!

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