A U-Turn From Emotional IssuesSample

Let me remind you of a very important truth about emotions: they don’t have an intellect. 

They don’t think. They merely respond. Emotions must borrow thoughts in order to stimulate feelings. Therefore, whoever or whatever controls your thoughts, controls how you feel. Your emotions are established and ruled by how you think about the circumstances in your life. So, if you want to master your emotions and overcome emotional strongholds in your life, you need to master your thinking. 

When you align your thoughts with God’s truth, you will be set free.

Take a look in the mirror. That person you see was co-crucified, co-buried, and co-resurrected with Christ. In the eyes of God, when Jesus died two thousand years ago, so did you. When He was buried, you lay in the tomb with Him. When He rose, you did too. Even though you may only have received Christ a short time ago, God took what happened to Jesus so many years ago and has made it part of your spiritual reality.

Satan is a master at planting thoughts in your mind and making you think they are your own. Perhaps you do hear him saying something like, “I can’t overcome low self-esteem and the comparison trap. I can’t be free from this emotional bondage. I can’t resist these old habits of falling into depression.” He may say those things to you, or you may even say them to yourself, but in order to overcome them, you must stop believing the lies. All those statements may have been true when the old you was alive, but that person died on the cross along with Christ. You are a completely new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).

What lies are you believing about yourself?