Find Emotional Encouragement Through God’s Love!

Do you sometimes need some emotional encouragement? Do you realize that emotions are a gift from God, yet when we can not control our feelings, that is where the problems come to light? If you could use some encouragement in this area, you can find it here. The illustration of a train engine is the intellect, and the trains’ cars are the emotions, giving a picture of how we ought to handle the feelings behind the leading of our intelligence.  Are you looking for God to fill your emotional needs, or are you trying to fill them yourself?  We can help point you to God, the one who created you, loves you, and has a plan for your life if you need personal encouragement! ~ Bill Greguska

What Makes You Tick Emotionally?

When you discover emotional encouragement in your life, could you share it with others?

• Realize You Are Worthy Of Love And Respect. If you know your worth as a person, you won’t be so quick to take what others say to you so personally. Take time to get to know yourself, and put aside what others may think of you. Take time to list at least five things about yourself that you’re grateful for, and remember them when you get attacked verbally by someone.

• Understand Your Emotional Triggers. God creates each one of us. We all have emotional triggers from the past, either because of three fundamental reasons; personal sin, other people’s sin, or just by chance. People take specific actions that may trigger us to become sensitive to particular things. For example, if your mother was overly critical, and you tried to please her, but when someone points out that you made a mistake is something that could trigger you to feel more sensitive than another person might under similar circumstances. When you get upset about a situation, ask yourself: “Am I upset about this situation, or is this one of the emotional triggers I need to overcome with God’s help?

• Be Authentic How You Live. This is the practice of letting go of thinking you need to be like someone else, but instead, hold on to who you are by being yourself. You must genuinely accept who and what God made you. Practice authenticity by doing God’s will, is what’s best for you, like it or not. At times, that could be putting others in front of your needs and putting your own needs first, depending on the situation.

• Mistakes Do Happen. When you do make a mistake, don’t forget to forgive yourself. Taking responsibility for your actions is essential, but don’t punish yourself if someone disapproves of you, especially if your actions are inappropriate or ungodly. Accept that you aren’t perfect, and remember that there’s no such thing as an unfortunate mistake, especially if you can learn from them.