Emotions: Don't Let Them Destroy You

Because that emotion is not the boss YOU ARE THE BOSS

Were there times that we asked ourselves why am I feeling this way? Is it bad to feel this kind of
emotion? Are these emotions real?

Well, the answer is yes, they were real, in fact emotions are God’s gift to us

I mean blessed kaayo ta dba na we can feel emotions, imagine putting your hands on top of the gas
stove then wala kay nafeel and lately lang nimo na realize na your hands were burned na diay

Or naay sunog and you just acted like “uhm yeah sunog”

Diba? Did u get my point?

That’s why our feelings are important

Actually, there are two kinds of extremes or enemies that we need to avoid it is being:

STOICISM- too timid, feelings doesn’t matter. Intellect is more important

EMOTIONALISM- everything is about feelings, these kind of people always seek for God’s presence
through their emotions (dapat mapatindog ilaang balhibo every service para majustify na God is
present)

So, no Im telling my kapwa youth here na we shouldn’t be too much emotional or too stoic ha.

Specially now na we’re exploring pa. Daghan patag maexperience along the way ba

Like even myself, I decide things out of my emotions like without even thinking its consequences.

That’s why im encouraging all youths here even myself na Lets not make major decisions na more on
feelings pa bitaw. Like karon oh, ang rate of teenage pregnancy are increasing tungod kay they make
decisions nga wala jud githink hundred times bitaw like puro rasya emotions. Everything was just
dependent about their feelings.Like mga bata ron muingon Ipaglalaban hanggan sa katapusan

If there’s something that God wants us to understand it is to make use of our emotions wisely anD
objectively.Thats why bitaw He gave us the books of Job, Psalms, Song of Solomon, just to show us that
God is very much involve and concerned about how we feel.

Now the question is

WHY DO WE HAVE TO BOSS OUR EMOTIONS?

If we don’t boss our emotions, it will lead to severe affliction or severe pain.
Because emotions are NOT PREDICTABLE (don’t ever rely on feelings because feelings change from
time to time) JEREMIAH 17: 9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can
understand it?

Because emotions can sometimes BE ASSERTIVE (it directs you to what you should do at makes you
like a city that has no security) e.g. Alexander the great conquers a lot of city but he cant conquer
himself

Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken through, is a person who lacks self-control

Because emotions is an INSTRUMENT TO PLEASE GOD (if you wont use that emotion as an instrument
of God, to glorify Him. Then obviously you would be in pain)

Romans 8:6-8 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit
control your mind leads to life and peace.

You know what, God cared for us so much that He doesn’t want us to experience this unnecessary pain.
Kaya, your emotions must be used as an instrument to glorify God.

So there’s this artist named Mauro Malang Santos a renowned artist ha and he owns pa big buildings.
Successful in life

You know what’s his secret, he said “I never allow my mood to dictate to me what to do in my life, I
paint whether I feel it or not”

See? Emotions could destroy God’s plan to ur life if you keep on following it.

Just what Pastor Peter from ccf church na MOTION FOLLOWS EMOTION.

Proverbs 5:23 (People) They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control

HOW TO BOSS AN UNWANTED FEELING?

You have to know its

BEGINNING- you have to figure out, why are you feeling like this? You determine where does that
emotions coming from? Unless you identify what are you really feeling you cannot address that feeling
properly. As long as you’re confused you cannot deal with your issues.

Psalm 55:2" I am restless in my complain and am surely distracted"

OBJECTION- The moment you identify the root of your feelings, then that’s the time that you challenged
it. Labanan mo!

Psalm 26:2 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
Also, when David experience some form of sadness, he said this

Psalm 42:5,11 “Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise
Him again- my savior my God”

SUBMISSION (you submit to God. Do not allow yourself to submit to your feelings but instead let your
feelings submit to you objectivity.)

That’s why Paul said Philippians 2:5, ESV: Have this attitude inn yourselves, which is also in Christ Jesus,

You follow God with all the pain and sorrow, let God makes everything possible.

SPIRIT-FIELD- If you cant do it then remember God’s spirit can do it.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Youth, whenever were in a situation that we feel like we cant stand that pain anymore, always
remember to refocus yourself to the one who controls everything. To the one who appreciates you and
love you unconditionally. We are not here youth to please anybody or to please or pastors. We are here
to please God. Kay at the end of the day dli man jud nimo maplease tanang taw, only God can see the
best of us.

God is the powerful God who gives us power o control and boss over our emotions.