Waterstone Church
Life, Explained - How to Handle Your Emotions
Worship: Experiencing God
Locations & Times
Waterstone Church - Longwood Campus
900 North St, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Online Campus
Sunday 9:00 AM
How to Handle Your Emotions
Since the Fall of man recorded in Genesis, the negative side of emotions has been awakened, signifying our need to understand why God gave us emotions and how to live a healthy life with them.
Let’s start with these words:
Know – Guard - Own
Know – Guard - Own
Reminder: We live in a fallen world. What God created for good Satan distorts to cause pain.
Key: Emotions reveal __________.
Truth: Satan would rather spin our emotions to __________
Know __________
Guard __________
Own __________
Guard __________
Own __________
Let’s set up a process of establishing these words:
Direct - Serve
- Help
Direct - Serve
- Help
Emotions are universal. They have no language or cultural barriers.
Getting a grip on our emotions helps us identify with so many people.
Getting a grip on our emotions helps us identify with so many people.
Sad Reality:
We use our emotions as an excuse to ____________ rather than bridges.
We use our emotions as an excuse to ____________ rather than bridges.
Key:
When we connect with God emotionally we can help others emotionally.
When we connect with God emotionally we can help others emotionally.
Focused faith orchestrates feelings.
Signs my faith is out of focus:
Negative attitude - Attitude reflects attention.
Negative attitude - Attitude reflects attention.
Signs my faith is out of focus:
Frustrated feelings - Frustration reflects your fixation.
Frustrated feelings - Frustration reflects your fixation.
When you let life command your faith your feelings will always sink.
If you go deep within faith you will not sink beyond help!
Change the concentration.
If you go deep within faith you will not sink beyond help!
Change the concentration.
- Direct __________
- Serve __________
- Help ___________
- Serve __________
- Help ___________
ANSWERS
Key: Emotions reveal our need for God.
Truth: Satan would rather spin our emotions to overwhelm us and keep us in bondage.
Know God – Guard the Heart – Own My Emotions
Sad Reality: We use our emotions as an excuse to build walls rather than bridges.
Direct My Feelings – Serve God – Help Others
Key: Emotions reveal our need for God.
Truth: Satan would rather spin our emotions to overwhelm us and keep us in bondage.
Know God – Guard the Heart – Own My Emotions
Sad Reality: We use our emotions as an excuse to build walls rather than bridges.
Direct My Feelings – Serve God – Help Others