Negative
emotions, such as depression, trigger a negative downward spiral that often
makes us want to quit on life. Doctors are discovering a link between our
soul's emotions and the health of our bodily organs.
Our
attitude about life reflects in our face, posture and body language. Also, when
we suffer physical, mental or emotional trauma, the pain triggers reactions
equally in our body and soul. This affects our passion, joy, peace, and
interactions with other people, as well as our empathy for our self and others.
Negative
emotions are stored in our body, if we do not release them in positive ways,
such as: sharing with a trusted friend, journaling, and taking our
disappointments, betrayal, broken promises, etc. to the Lord for His resolution,
we will suffer.
Our
illnesses and lack of nutrients reflect the chemical unbalance in our body.
Even the cleanliness and organization of our car's interior and exterior, our
home and yard, etc. mirror the clutter present in our soul.
Our
discernment, thoughts and emotions show us areas where we are neglecting our
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs. We may be harboring shame,
bitterness, anger, etc. and we need to forgive our self and others.
Our
hormones, adrenaline, endorphins and cortisol are all affected by our negative
thoughts and emotions, which causes physical depletion and imbalance. A lack of
emotional support from our self and others actually damages our body and soul.
When
our heart is feelings conflict with the analytical thoughts of our mind, we may
feel confused, hopeless, depressed, anxious and stressed, etc., which also causes
deficiencies in our body and soul - mind, emotions and choices.
Other
people have their own needs and agenda. We cannot expect them to drop their
priorities and meet our needs. The only way to really feel loved and accepted
and provided for is to come to God. Then, joy, peace, contentment and
fulfillment flood our soul.
Prayer:
Father
God, teach us to come to You to ask for forgiveness of our sins, to daily trust
in and rely on You, and to look to You and to our self to meet our needs,
rather than to other people. This helps us to feel hopeful and refreshed on a
daily basis. Remind us to love our self, so that we can love others according
to the direction of Your Holy Spirit.
Help
us to inventory and find the root cause of all of our negative emotions, to
come to You for healing, and to reach outside of our self to minister to others
as a source of joy for us. Help us to learn that we do not need to wait for others
to approach us; we can reach out to them as Your Spirit leads us, even to
people we do not know. We rejoice in the beauty of Your creation and the wisdom
You give us to create beauty as well.
Thought
for the Day:
A
discrepancy between our body and soul causes illness both in our soul and in
our body; when we stop criticizing our self, then forgive our self, and begin
to consistently meet our own needs or to ask for help, then our body stops
punishing us by attacking us with health issues.
