Mind Your Emotions…
Psalm 7:8-10 (Amplified Bible)
8The Lord judges the people; judge me, O Lord, and do me justice according to my righteousness [my rightness, justice, and right standing with You] and according to the integrity that is in me.
9Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the [uncompromisingly] righteous [those upright and in harmony with You]; for You, Who try the hearts and emotions and thinking powers, are a righteous God.
10My defense and shield depend on God, Who saves the upright in heart.
I remember growing up with my Grandmother and Mom in the same household. So we children had double the accountability. Whenever we would go over to friends and acquaintances houses alike, we were told to mind our manners. We were reminded not to bring shame upon the family name and to act as if we had some home training. I remember thinking to myself, what the heck is minding my manners, and what did it have to do with ensuring that I did not bring distain upon the family? I understood as I grew and the concept became clearer when I became a parent. My children have always been great kids, don’t get me wrong the devil has gotten busy in them on occasion, but nothing that drove me drink, drugs, alcohol, murder or nailing them to the alter, literally. Although they have had their occasional flare up at home they seemed to (in most cases) have redeeming qualities while they were out of my presence away from home with friends, they have never shamed the family name. Thank God for Jesus!
Today was one of those days where my emotions seemed to running crazy. I know that I am an intercessor and I often feel the struggles and burdens of others, and if not handled correctly, (by giving it over to God completely) you can find your own emotions being tried and on a run away freight train. You can find yourself looking at areas of your own life with eyes of scrutiny and harsh judgment, and throwing your own life into turmoil. But it is not just those called to pray for others, but I have talked to so many this week that have been experiencing the same dynamics, emotional highs and lows, emotionally drained and taxed, all because of trials, test and tribulations that they are facing, themselves or with family members, and for some it is just LIFE itself! As I sat with God today, and I cried and prayed, I came to the understanding that I needed to “mind my emotions.” I needed to realize what was spiritual, what was not and to deal with them accordingly. You see often times we try to lump everything we are going through in a box, and label it “the enemy,” but that often times is further from the truth. There could be a range of reason why things are happening, but it is our job to settle down at the feet of the Master and find out the origin, the lesson and how we are suppose to proceed. But if we are allowing emotions to become unruly and the center of attention they will many times distract us from what God is trying to do, and even cause us to bring distain upon the family name, the name of Christ!
Today when you feel that rush of emotion come, stand back from it, and see what’s up with that. You may find it necessary to check it at the door, before you enter the throne room to spend time with the Father so that you can effectively hear what God is saying about your situation, or what He may be teaching you through that circumstance, or even where all that may be coming from. It may be time to get some home training over those emotions, and the state they leave you in and learn better how to “mind your emotions.”
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