Our soul -
our thoughts, choices and emotions - is a vital part of who we are as human
beings. Ignoring our soul only stunts our growth both in our soul and in our
spirit.
A need for
attention, dependence on others, and fear of being alone are results of
abandonment issues from our childhood. Destructive acts, pouting,
self-centeredness and temper tantrums all stem from deep deprivation and anger from
our past.
Our lack of self-awareness
and failure to accept our emotions will compound
our past wounds, which we carry with us every day of our life, some of them
since conception.
Our relationships suffer due to emotional,
behavioral and mental deficits. Psychologically, we are stuck in the
unresolved issues of our past, which prevent us from experiencing adulthood
with a mature attitude.
We fail to
succeed in most of our endeavors due to the lack of adult persistence,
self-control and planning. Some of us are consumed with anger and
unforgiveness, which we internalize.
This results in depression for which we take medication.
This simply masks the pain in our soul and causes more grief as well as
physical ailments such as headaches, and stomach and breathing and heart
related issues.
If we allow our self to feel our anger, we can work
through it to the grief buried within our subconscious mind (Ephesians 4:26).
We can journal our thoughts and feelings, and ask God to help us to find the
root cause of our grief and other negative emotions.
Never apologize for your emotions. God gave them to us. They
are either a sign of sickness in our soul, a precaution to keep us safe, and an
expression of the joy He places in the heart of His children (Proverbs 16:32, 17:22,
19:8; Ephesians 4:26-27).
After we identify the source of our negative emotions, we
can grieve our losses and affirm and validate our feelings. Then we pray for
God's wisdom and healing.
We forgive the perpetrators, who wounded us and
caused our grief; and we move into the freedom and rest of the Lord Jesus
Christ (Hebrews 13:5; John 8:36).
Prayer:
Father God, there are few of us on this earth who did not
experience some form of abuse in our lifetime. We never learned to handle our
emotions and often sin because of them. We may minimize, disassociate from or magnify
our feelings; but teach us to learn from them, and to bring them to You for
understanding and healing.
Help us to stop blaming our self for the abuse we
suffered; to release the pent up energy from our negative emotions without
sinning against You or someone else; and to allow our self to cry and grieve
our losses. Then we can release the incident to You and find Your forgiveness
for those who wounded us.
Thought for the Day:
God and Christ both gave us clear examples of how
emotions are a normal and healthy part of life.
