Peace - Get off the Emotional RollercoasterSample

Let me tell you a personal story.

One summer, my family built a dream wall. We took the deepest dreams in our hearts and posted them on a wall. Mine ended up so big that I was kind of embarrassed. I didn’t want people seeing my dreams so my husband promised to take the dream wall down and put it away in hiding.

Two weeks later, we come home from a vacation. I walk into the living room and I see the dream wall in the same place where it was—right by the kitchen table where my daughter’s visitors could read it. I was mortified. I was livid with my husband. So much that I considered not going on our anniversary trip! I was not experiencing the presence of the Lord at that moment.

I came across this verse, “In the presence of the Lord is the fullness of joy,” and it pierced my heart. I called for the Lord and he told me, “You’ve opened the door to the evil one in your family. You’ve hurt your relationship.” So I apologized, made it right, and went on my anniversary trip. 

But I should have seen those feelings and recognized the dashboard showing me that something inside of me was wrong. I should have popped the hood and done a heart check and said, “God, what do I not trust you with right now? What lie do I believe that’s allowed my emotions to become so rampantly out of control at this moment?” That’s what we need to do. 

We’ve got to be constantly doing a heart check. Are we agreeing with the enemy or are we agreeing with God? Do I believe the world’s words or do I believe the word of God? Am I living out of my triggers or am I living out of God’s peace? Am I indulging my flesh or am I denying my flesh? Am I submitting to my feelings or am I agreeing with God and encouraging myself in the Lord and others? Do a heart check. 

I pray today that you recognize that you have everything you need through Christ who strengthens you. I pray that you will put up with worldly emotions no more and choose to abide in the spirit of God and walk as Christ walked.