Emotions

Emotions are a tricky thing. They can fool you. I know one thing I have learned is that you can’t be ruled by them. They can lead you astray. It’s a fine line with them. You definitely have to feel your feelings, but they aren’t the boss of your life. Again, balance.

Let’s take sad, for instance, of course it’s right to feel sad about something. But there comes a time where something, I say Holy Spirit, kicks in and says, “Ok, you’ve felt this feeling long enough. If you keep feeling this way, it’s going to lead to depression.” That little nudge is telling me it’s time to start praying and working on myself to move on.

I do understand severe depression too. One of my marriages was with a man that struggled with severe clinical depression and addiction. I will have to say, and I am bragging in no way, that miraculously through my life I have never been on an antidepressant one day. I know they are needed to help people because I’ve watched depression, I’ve seen how it works, it’s a very real thing that can take you down. The sad thing that I saw was, with some people, the help can end up the hindrance. One doctor turned into 8 doctors. So we need the right kind of help sometimes.

I also know that just because you are there doesn’t mean you have to stay there. Just because someone has called you Bi Polar doesn’t mean you will be forever. That does not have to be your identity. I’ve seen many people walk out of that and lead normal lives. There is always hope.

That’s the main thing, having hope, and faith and not giving up no matter what the situation is. I believe we have to get any amount of help we can. That could mean, prayer, recovery meetings, deliverance, inner healing,  and anything else it takes to walk it out. I’m pretty passionate about all of these things, because I’ve seen great results and change for people.

I think lots of people are numb. The bad part about numb is that you don’t feel the good things like joy, peace, and happiness. Which help keeping us going, growing, and changing. There were probably times when I didn’t feel joyful for long, long, periods of time. But that didn’t mean it was gone. I was just being bombarded with other feelings and it wasn’t time for joy yet. When it was time, it broke through again. Its ok to go through pain and suffering sometimes. That’s life. It will end if you turn to the right sources.

Another scripture,  ” Weeping will endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”Ps. 30:5.  I choose, joy, I choose life. I choose to keep my eyes on what I am supposed to accomplish and I choose to never give up.

I remember one time I was ready to go to the doctor and I talked to my sponser at Al Anon about it. I told her, ” I think I’m depressed.” She said, “Don’t ever let that come out of your mouth again.” I was shocked!! I don’t think that was her speaking to me . I think it was my savior. He showed up like that to me because I had decided to get every amount of help that I could get.

Knock, and the door shall open. Seek and you shall find.

Prov. 15:22  Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed!

Don’t give up! Even on bad days, months, years!! Don’t give up!!

Tomorrow