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Taking Authority Over Your Emotions (I) God gave us authority over everything on the earth, including our emotions. Unfortunately, most people allow their emotions to rule their lives. When emotions dominate you, they will lead you away from the will of God for your life. Living an emotional life leads to hurt, depression, sickness, lack and no thought concerning your future. It is time for Christians to take authority over their emotions. A.God created you to have emotions. 1.Man is a tri-part being—he is a spirit. He lives in a physical body and possesses a soul.e.g.body,spirit,soul. a) Your soul is made up of three parts: your thinker, chooser and feeler. i.The way you think determines what type of emotions you have. If you think in line with the Word, you will experience life and peace. If you don’t, you’ll experience emotional turmoil. ii. As free moral agents, God has equipped you with the right to make decisions (Deuteronomy 30:19), which is your chooser. iii. Your emotions reside in your feeler. b) God wants your soul to be in good health (3 John 2). 2.Emotions are feelings on the inside caused by pain or pleasure that will direct your life to a certain place. a) If you allow your emotions or feelings to direct your life, Satan will be able to move you away from the will of God for your life. 3. God gave you emotions, but He did not intend for your emotions to rule your life. a) God wants you to take authority over your emotions. 4.Having an understanding of the Word and allowing your life to be governed by the Word will enable you to control your emotions. a) If you don’t have control over your emotions, you will try to control others, which is not God’s will. b) A person who can control his or her emotions can accomplish anything in life. 5.Jesus had emotions, but He was in control of them regardless of the situation. a) Jesus is able to understand and sympathize with our weaknesses and the feelings of our infirmities because He was also tempted (Hebrews 4:15, AMP). b) Mark 14:32-36 shows Jesus’ emotions when attacked in the Garden of Gethsemane, but He didn’t cave in or quit. He followed the will of God for His life. c) Ask yourself: Am I allowing my emotions and feelings to move me away from the will of God for my life?
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:35:47 +0000

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