God made human beings as a trinity, much as He is. The
soul is one of the most spectacular parts of this trinity (body, soul, spirit).
The soul includes our thoughts, decisions and emotions. These aspects of the
human life are amazing when you consider the depth and ramifications of each of
them. Our mind is an impressive, intricate physical organ made up of chemical
charges and cells, which store every single word and event that ever occurs in
our life.
God gave us so many emotions. Each main emotion branches
off into dozens of nuances. Take anger for instance. Anger can be expressed in
tones from mild annoyance all the way to extreme and violent rage. Here are
some other emotions, which come in between these two extremes:
Soft Anger
Annoyed, Frustrated, Cross, Apathetic, Peeved, Irritated, Cranky, Crabby, Bored, Impatient, Critical, Cold, Displeased, Rankled, Detached, Indifferent
Annoyed, Frustrated, Cross, Apathetic, Peeved, Irritated, Cranky, Crabby, Bored, Impatient, Critical, Cold, Displeased, Rankled, Detached, Indifferent
Medium Anger
Angry, Mad, Offended, Antagonized, Bristling, Sarcastic, Aggravated, Arrogant, Indignant, Inflamed, Affronted, Resentful, Incensed, Exasperated, Riled up
Angry, Mad, Offended, Antagonized, Bristling, Sarcastic, Aggravated, Arrogant, Indignant, Inflamed, Affronted, Resentful, Incensed, Exasperated, Riled up
Intense Anger
Hostile, Aggressive, Livid, Outraged, Furious, Belligerent, Hateful, Appalled, Bitter, Ranting, Raving, Contemptuous, Disgusted, Vengeful, Vindictive, Violent, Irate, Menacing, Seething, Vicious, Spiteful
Hostile, Aggressive, Livid, Outraged, Furious, Belligerent, Hateful, Appalled, Bitter, Ranting, Raving, Contemptuous, Disgusted, Vengeful, Vindictive, Violent, Irate, Menacing, Seething, Vicious, Spiteful
See what I mean!
Feelings are aroused by verbal and physical signals, which we receive from
stimuli, such as photos, nature scenes, people, pets, etc all throughout our
day. Even inanimate objects like a car, jet plane or places elicit emotions
from our soul.
The problem is that
we often base our choices and decision on feelings. They are transitory and
temporary at best, but the selections we make because of how we feel affect us
for the rest of our life. God replaces our negative responses with the fruit of
His Spirit. He calls us to temper our emotional responses with spiritual direction
from His Spirit.
Prayer:
Father God, we have
emotions that are so intense at times that we do not know what to do with them.
We erupt in a negative emotion or wallow in self-pity and depression because we
feel so overwhelmed. Help us to submit our soul to You for sanctification and
to come to Your Spirit to receive Your fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), the character
of Christ, in place of our negative human emotions.
Thought for the
Day:
God’s Spirit
replaces our negative attributes with His positive fruit. - Galatians 5:22-23
For more info on other emotions, see this page:
http://karlamclaren.com/emotional-vocabulary-page/
