Emotions and what I have learned

I use to be a very
Emotional person but have gained some insight into exactly "why" God has placed emotions in me ...
God wants the "first" of everything ... If there is an area in my relationship with Him that has not been restored "first" nothing outside of this area will have victory ... As he is a jealous God and will have no idols come before Him..

Through my studies I have found that God "first" wants me to relate all my emotions to Him...
It's why he created me , for His enjoyment first ..
I have come to understand and now have a peace with God in jesus Christ with this ...

He has also put emotions in me to relate to others , not so they come to know me better, but come to know who Jesus is in me better ...The fruits of "his "spirit"
Love , joy, peace, patience, kindness, and long suffering ..
He has also built in me "the perfect " alarm system ... Yes! alarm system ...

I have come to recognize and become familiar with how it works too...
this alarm system alerts me to my relationship with God ..And my belief system


The alarm system :

Fear: any time the alarm of fear goes off, I immediately check my belief system ...
I check to see if I'm buying into the lie that someone or something other than god is in control ..
The truth is--> God is in control

Loneliness; any time the alarm of loneliness goes off , immediately I check my belief system ...
I check to see if I'm buying into the lie that someone or something can love me more than God can ..
the truth is --> no one and no thing loves me more than God does..

Anxiety and stress; any time these alarms go off, I immediately check my belief system ...
I check to see if I'm buying into a lie somewhere that I don't have to ask for Gods Help, or that I don't have to ask if what I'm doing is his plan or my plan ...
The truth is --> I can do nothing without Him..

Anger; Any time anger shows up , I immediately check my belief system ,
I check to see if I'm buying into a lie somewhere that I do not have to releae Gods mercy and forgiveness ...
The truth is --> I have been forgiven of Everything ... everything!

Gods mercy doesn't give me what I deserve
His grace gives me more than I do deserve ..

Coming to know Gods character has been so vital for me.. He straightens out my corrupt beliefs for His truth ...
His way is perfact and in Him we have perfact peace..




Coming to understand emotions and why he has built them in me , has helped me to hand all of them up to Him.. As emotions can be tricky and sometimes difficulty
Manage if I dont keep this bit in my mouth very closely ..

Thank you for sharing this, it has helped me to understand my own recent emotions much more clearly. It also will help to remind me to let God manage my emotions in times that I may try to keep them for myself!

I do have troubles putting my emotional on a leash. Your words that say when we are stressed out meaning that we think we can do everything by ourselves (but we can't, hence the stress) was a bullseye hit. Thanks for sharing. God bless you!

Everything we go through happens for a reason, and the more knowledge you have gained through bad experiences in life, the more wisdom there will be given unto us. Not by ourselves, but given in Him. I can relate to what you share, I am also a very emotional/sensitive person. And emotions can be tricky and difficult too, but as you have told; We should all go to God with it and learn from Him how to dealing with it the right way.

We all are also having different plans in God; So whilst some of us might be much more emotional, others might be less emotional. Yet, everything depends on what part of plan we are having in our lives in God. You are certainly the kinda person that God might use to helping others, as you can easily understand them a lot. Someone else might be having a different purpose, and might be used for something else in God.

Thank you for sharing! God bless you!

You know what was so amazing about this study , was I learned God didn't build us to carry such weight , he tells us " hand this up to me , I can handle all of it ... He already knows everything I'm thinking so I might as well be as honest with him about it as I can ... I didn't use to go to God because ... Well... I would be so mad sometimes I needed to yell... I Dufy think I could go to God and do this .. Then I learned I can!
I'm not angry at God , just angry... like I said, he already knows what I'm thinking ... I laughed so hard when I realized this ... and how silly I am thinking i can hide any emotion from Him .. it's our relationship with Him He wants restored ... Emotions are part of it .. so I started going to Him before I went to anyone or anything else ... The peace has increased 100 folds in my life for doing this .. I have also seen it take the burden, weight , and responsibility off of others and keeps them free in Christ ... I lift everything up to god now when others bring such emotions to me .. he wants the first .. so I picture this basket and all someone brings to me being put in it ... after it is completely filled with wha they've brought .. I hand it up to him and ask him to sift through it all... Reveal what is of him and what is not ... it's an amazing sifting process ... and god will do it ! He helps us with everything
Go bless you all in Christ
Michelle

This is excellent and good advice for us all.
I especially like how you began

Thumbs up welder ...
I'm curious if you guys have had revelation in this area .. As we all are growing closer in Him and all coming from different places ... I would enjoy hearing what God has or is revealing in the area of His relationship with you, so
Please feel free to share... I appreciate and respect all view points .. I find it is by and in our testimony of what God is doing in our lives that others can relate to a broader view that god is not subjected or limited to doing things in bringing us all back to our original relationship with Him... one way .. Appreciate everyone's posts, thank you all for sharing

Powemm the journey you have been on, and the fruits of that journey have made it to where you can beat anything because you know god is in control. You rely on him with anything just like david did, and you know him very well. Plus you understand why he created you the way he did which is a great blessing. I am only beginning on this path you have taken, i understand why i had to have such a horrible and painful life and i see it all as a blessing. Because of all that happened to me it made me the way i am now and gave me all this free time to spend with god:] I hope i can soon check my belief system like you do

I'll offer some, but JUST SOME!
As God is the giver of all good things, when I look at the blessings in life, It's of benefit to often remind myself of this concept...
"would I want God to take any certain blessing away from me for not appreciating it, which effectually would be taking it as well as him for granted."
Am I being good with it?
I try to apply this attitude toward all aspects in life.
I mean there isnt God and then the world right? Everything is suppose to be for him according to him. So why seperate any aspects of our life away from him.

Personal friendships, business, our personal skills and gifts, even our possessions which are material.
All these things can be valued but not idolized. We can always be asking ourselves do we use these things for our own goals which could lend to putting such things before God or better yet shouldnt we ought to utilize these things for Gods good FIRST and allow God to determine the outcome.
I find when we put God first (Doing all things for God) in everything we do he is able to teach us faster smarter and wiser with much less discipline involved in the process because one is now in cooperation (one with or in line with his will).

When our will has been relinquished and we have submitted our will to become Gods will its much easier for God to be able to say,
"do this because,,, xyz"
Or he can just say
"I want you to do this and you will find out why later"

There's a calling, a pull inside when God speaks to our spirit.
Its been my experience the Lord speaks specifically in the way "we as an individual" understands, or another way to put it in the way our own personality so to speak "Gets It"
One of these particular revelations if you want to call it that would be
1. "if we're not good with something, He can take it away, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye" Just the same as he can transform us.
2. Another one would be live each day as if it may be your last one here, are ya nervous about something? is something holding you back from doing Gods work? Dont be, but dont miss those chances neither. The reasons Jesus said he wishes we were one way or the other as opposed to lukewarm, is so that he knows exactly how he can use us for his purposes. If he knows he can count on you to answer the call, he will be able to call on you more.

The first time I felt a calling without words or the Lord speaking to me and this may sound weird to some but, I was very much into river fishing at the time.
It was a way of getting away from work, destressing and getting out in Gods creation.
I wanted to go salmon fishing but didnt have a decent idea of where to go. Sure there were salmon in my local stream but I had only caught one out of many attempts.
I'd been to several other rivers across the state with salmon but still no luck.
One day, I felt an inner pull, like a magnet to go to a particular location on the Feather River. I'd never been to that particular location or town before. It was a 3 hr drive so I looked at a map to see which highway to use to get there and that was all.
Once I got there I didnt know how to get to the river which road turn off to take etc. Yet it was like I felt,
turn right here...
Im at a TEE now what? turn left here.
Further down, turn right here, suddenly I cross a bridge with a river under it, Do I fish under the bridge? No keep going.
DO I turn right or left after the bridge or keep going into the Mountains?
Turn right after the bridge
Now Im headed in the opposite direction passing roads leading back to the river. How many roads do I pass?
Ok turn right again now...which takes me to a quaint little country road off the rural highway. A mile or so down I see a dirt road teeing off the paved road, gated but the gates are open. Take the dirt road.
Hmmm ok, Im always for dirt roads, I travel down a bumpy rocky dirt road a ways until it swings back the direction I came from and suddenly come to a hairpin left turn which if I hadn't slammed on my brakes I would have went over the edge of a tall levee. WHere I stopped I noticed I was about 20 feet above overlooking a river right in front of me.
There were Large Salmon some 3 feet long or more jumping out of the water everywhere about every 30 seconds.
I sat there thinking wow, this must be the place, and there wasn't a soul around as I look up and down the river?
Weird, all to myself.
How did I find this spot without a map, or directions?
Likely the same way God tells the animals when its time to migrate and where to go. The same way he tells the salmon when its time to go back upstream and how to get exactly to the place it was born.
He guides them, and do they question? No they follow.

There was no searching, turning around backtracking, no map needed once I got in the general vicinity.
Some may say big deal, coincidence, got lucky etc.
Coincidence is Gods way of remaining anonymous to some.
To the others we know who the glory goes to.
When so many people question which path to take which decision to make and where it may lead them...God is always leading if we listen and pay attention.
Not only the big decisions in life but in all decisions.
What I was able to take from that experience some 17 years ago, is God offered me a fun example of when to be able to recognize when he calls and leads, in something so simple as just fishing, kinda like practice so that some time later down the road when it really matters it will become that much easier to know when he is leading. I dont have to stop and ask what the outcome is going to be.
The outcome is going to be his good will.

Some say God works in mysterious ways, thats not in the bible but Gods ways are not mans ways which could be what is mysterious to us, Gods ways are so much higher than mans that perhaps at times we need to stop and consider that in our quest to completely understand him...
are we trying to be like him to the point where it starts to become self-exaltation for wanting to know EVERYTHING.
It is my feeling that much of lifes experience and the questions we have when it comes between us and God are on a "Need to know basis."
Which bring me to my concluding point. As with all things if God offeres you the answers, will you use them for His purpose, or your own?
If were not Good with the knowledge he gives us, he may just take that away too.
Good with the knowledge could mean, do we use our knowledge for
Truth or deception
His will or our own
Do we actually ask him on a persoanl level to teach us what lessons we are to be learning or continue one trying to figure things out on our own or even worse allow the blind to lead the blind.
God doesnt always just come right our and tell us the answer, that would be like cheating on a test at school.
Lets face it being that he's the creator, he is going to be CREATIVE about enlightening us.
He has a unique way of making us think and helping us to learn and figure things out,,,hmmm like a counsellor, like a teacher. He did give us a brain for a reason and he likes us to use it, and the more we use it, the more he is willing to teach us and parent us.
We're his children. his kids, if your kids arent good with their toys, you take em away too dontcha?
One of the revealing things God has sown in me is, if were not good with what he has given us, he can take it away. I see this not only in my own life but in the lives of many others as well. Sometimes its strengthening and sometimes its discipline. Although its always because he loves us and because of that fact we can ask him what he is trying to teach us at any given time.

Does anybody put work first trying to squeeze God in when they can, when you got time?
Did you know God can make it so you sure have plenty of time all of a sudden.
So much time you'll definitely pray for work or even have the ability to work but will be certain to put him first from then on when he grants that blessing.
Speaking of work is anybody a Chrisitan more at home but not so much in front of ones coworkers. Would any be able to tell other than just using the label of "Christian"
Do we put people off when we're at work which is one of the places we spend most of our time and engage with more people than anything. Or rather do we show a light unto the world to let the lost see where they may go for help and guidance through the example we lead in our own lives.

Are excuses made such as "well its hard to be a Christian where I work because of the influence of all the other people"

To that I think God would say one of two things
Either-"Who's the one that chose that occupation for yourself, You or me?"
Or -"The workplace is one of the best opportunities as a witnessing ground, not only as a testament to your own faith but to be used for God to others you see in need."
Then possibly followed with
Do you like your work? IF so are you being good with it? Or do I have to take it away?
Im using this just one example, same can apply at home.
The key is to not become complacent, content or satisfied to the point they're no longer trying very hard.
Did anyone ever know what OSHA contributed the most injuries to?
Complacency -becoming laxed and used to what you do after many years, and then getting injured for no longer taking precautions.
We are suppose to... as you said Powemm, offer him the first of everything. Thats one thing we can do as a precaution, putting on the spiritual armor is another.
To put him first in everything, either way you prefer to word it.

The bible said it best in 1 Corinthians 10:31
Therefore whatever you do, do everything for the Glory of God.This is one of the best ways we can put him first and not become complacent in our spiritual walk so that we dont become injured by the enemy.

What a great vantage point to see from , I think it's so
Important to share these views because when we do, others can come and look through them .. Reminds me of those view finders overlooking the grand canyon .. We are able to look through different lenses and perhaps see god from
A different vantage point ..
I can relate to your experience about turns and reeking along with God on a mile per mile walk with Him, when He lead and brought you to a new fishing area... I have had similar experiences ... Once being in an area I had never been and by Hos direction came upon a stream one morning and saw people flyfishing..I sat there for an hour watching the art
And discovered I wanted to try it .. I got out and was lead to the oldest man on the river.. He was patient and kind and told me where I could go if I wanted to see about equipment .. I walked in without a bit of knowledge and walked south with a book
And a flyrod .. I asked god to help me learn .. It came easily,the art of flyfishing and tying flies has now been passed down to my oldest son ... I tell people often , try all sorts of talents and things that you enjoy , as god has put many talents and gifts in us for discovery .. They are like presents we open up before god , as he has created is all uniquely with different gifts inside us.. All for our enjoyment and His glory ... I've recently been shown a wheel .. The hub being gods vision or revelation given to us.. spokes with heads attached to god , become like working members in a body.. Their feet are like the tread of the wheel .. When all
Members (spokes) bring together their spiritual gifts and talents for the glory of gods kingdom , this wheel begins spinning .. when moving in a unified body "together" this wheel gains
Momentum.. The body of Christ has begun moving .. when all is lifted up properly in glorification of god and in chrisy God lifts this wheel upright ... Allowing the wheel to
Move forward ... Are we thinking like this outside the churches? I can't help but see each denomination coming together without doctrines and working this way.. Together .., unified .. I see all gifts and talents coming together .. Not to
Glorify a denimation , but glorifying god in the body directly.. Outside the walls of buildings and religion .. put all those bodies together , you have a pretty darn big wheel .. So I get exactly what your saying .. ... thu kingdom
Come Lord, thy will be done .. On earth as it is in Heaven ...

I like the analogy you've offered which shows there is more than one way to view the same concept, or different ways different people may be able to understand the same thing.
Have you been readin Ezekiel lately

The way I personally understand the same thing you are describing "we all work together for his purpose" is like a plant.
God uses his people for his purpose, and were all interconnected in some way like the branches of a tree serving the main stem.
When another person becomes a member of Christ its like another branch has been added to glorify the source of the life giving tree which feeds the branches.
With the root system grounded in the Father spreading out vastly more than we can imagine from the surface.
The more members which are added unto Christ the more branches and the further the root extends as the kingdom of heaven grows and advances strengthening it as a whole.

One neat thing about the wheel analogy, is that once a wheel is spinning fast enough, if anything tries to make it veer off course a gyro effect will cause it to right itself back into the same plane of direction as it started out.
This can be seen with one of those spinning tops we used to play with as kids.
If you try to push it over it will resist 90 degrees opposite of rotation and right itself again.
Or if you take a spinning bicycle wheel and try to turn it, the wheel will lean over in order to continue on course in the same direction it was originally set out upon.
Much as the truth of Gods word and the correction and conviction of the holy spirit rights us pulling us back when we happen to not stay true to our course.

there is a lot of conversation
Generating in the forums about visions ...I have shared some things that have come , with a hope of being pointed to scriptures by those who do know the bible well.. I have found one person here " Kenisyes" who has been so kind to listen to what is being shown and has pointed the way and even discussed these with me with much patience and kindness .. .. From that so Many things have opened up..the wheel being one of the things that came .. I did not know , or have I read anything about ezekial before it .. Kenisyes has been so nice to point toward scriptures so I could get answers directly from Gods word .without trying to be god and give me answers .. Does that make sense? This is where more began unveiling ... i do not know the bible very well, but god is bringing people with the spirit of truth along .. I am ever so humbled by what god is unveiling inspite of my ignorance ... But I will say it has me drawing so close to him
I don't want to separate an inch from Him.. .. I keep sharing through my testimony about what god is doing . With a hope that others with a better understanding , an ear to hear , and recognition of it will point me to Gods word and work together
yielding to what god wants to speak into each persons heart.. I want to come to know God in every detail.. I'm open to his plan and available even in ignorance ... much of what comes is not anything I have heard or read before .. I even questioned my sanity at first ... but was lead to a concordance Wich has opened up room after room .. I now know what it means when I hear the term " living bible "...
Your description of this wheel makes absolute sense ... I appreciate you sharing .. I do photography and kenisyes has set up a web page interlinked to His page.. So gods word can be displayed in the pictures of it .. This is what I see as a "spoke" on tue wheel ... A better description might be to see it as a " channel left on" for others to "plug into" to build upon in Gods kingdom .. It's this type of networking of open channels that can get the feet in the body of Christ moving ... Such as someone with writing stories , would be welcome to freely use those photos to put in it .. And so on and so on .. It's our gifts "called gifts for a reason" that we are to be using and sharing ..I can't help but winder what building upon each if them would get accomplished ...

thank you for sharing I needed this God bless you

Hey looking, glad your reading along. Please post as you wish and be part of the discussion as well, it's great to see where god
Leads conversations... I have learned , Gods rides are never random
there are many adventurous discoveries with Him
Along the way
Michelle

Its good to see that you dont place limits on God
some people do suggesting they believe in him but at the same time dismiss the work of God which is very close to having a "form of Godliness" but denying the power thereof.
For instance there are those who say everything was finished when Christ ascended or after the apostles were done, or after the book of revelation was finished.
If this were true, then why would those people even pray if God doesnt still administer his power and glory according to his ways still to this day.

I notice some people say the bible is all they need.
To that it seems as though they put more faith in the book than the one who spoke the words of the book.
The creator is still speaking, and always has been, as Christ said though, only to those who have ears to hear, his sheep hear his voice, if he didnt keep speaking to his sheep we would be scattered.
The bible/the word/Christ is our foundation
And once we have our solid foundation laid he may then build upon that in his good time, for some the time may not happen while here on earth any further than just knowing the word, which I'm sure is fine if they limit it to just that.
For others who have become like children again, listening to the father in innocence as our own children trust us completely, he is able to speak to those even more.
I dont down those who feel the bible is enough, since it does say if anyone adds to his words or takes away from it there are repercussions.
But God speaking to us isnt adding to his word in my view.
Its now become a one on one relationship.
I never really expected more than just the bible myself, but didnt limit God since all things are possible with him, and because of that I was given more.
Much later in life though. Its almost like God knows when you're ready to handle more, more knowledge, more truth, more wisdom, and to know what to do with it.
Some things we have experiences to go through first so that we know how to apply the knowledge he gives us.
Some things he reveals and we dont know why yet, until later.
The main thing is trusting him, and just be ready when he calls.
I noticed God used me more the more I made myself available to him.
For instance one night waking me at 3:00 in the morning after just barely falling asleep way tired.
And may I add once asleep I dont wake up for nothin.
And the convo went something like this.
Me- Lord I just went to sleep what are you waking me for
God- theres work to be done
Me- but Im tired and have to work in the morning can I do whatever it is tomorrow?
God- If youd like but I woke you now for a reason, Are you sure ur tired?
Me- (trying to go back to sleep) hmmm, well I know I should be but now Im wide awake :/
God- Thats ok you go ahead and go back to sleep
Me- I cant now
God- oh, why not?
Me- Because you woke me
God- and why would I wake you even knowing you just went to sleep and have to get up for work in the morning?
Me- ok ok cuz theres work to be done ha
God- and if I can feed the multitude don't you think I can sustain you through tomorrow as well, get up then
Then he had me help somebody whom I'd never met but only knew of through a friend. I really didnt want to, really didnt see the point of it being me to do this task, didnt feel my info would be of use to them, but later found that it helped this person greatly because it was just what they needed to help their eyes be opened to see more clearly to reduce a lot of confusion at the time.
One thing I found is that God can use us, indirectly, anonymously, and often times when its something I dont want to do, its usually God prodding me and its better to not kick at the goads.
When God leads his will gets accomplished

The bible tells us not all things could be included or written. God has more for us than just verses we can read for our own benefit.
Once were to the point of knowing him ourselves, he can start using us to help others as well.
And isnt that what were called to do? Spread his word and not just keep it to ourselves.
God may show you much more, dont let the debates discourage you.
A lot of people can read their bible and think they know it all, but Christ had to tie a lot of things together for the experts of his day also.
But when you are shown something others don't see its good you have gotten verification and can back it with scripture.
I have read some of "kenisyes" posts and it looks like some of the secrets of the kingdom have been revealed to him as well as a couple others here who seem to have been given divine knowledge.
Most of us don't talk of it because of how its so often ill received
Some people like to keep things simple.
The world has a Motto for them K.I.S.S.
But God is not a simple human, and he has a saying too
Proverbs 1:22
"How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
The only way to not remain complacent with the Lord is to allow God to increase our knowledge, not worldly knowledge, but knowledge from the great "I Am", from his holy spirit, the counsellor.
Think of him filling the cup and the cup overflowing.
What more could one ask for.

you write like a well seasoned saint in gods kingdom
refreshing and also a blessing as I've asked god to please bring along those more familiar in His Kingdom so I may come to know Him And His ways better..your post is a confirmation of things God is also revealing .. Thank you very much for sharing.
I can't help but step back, take off my glasses , and look through a different pair .. The lenses of those inspired by God to write the bible .. as I look at this beautiful book,i also look at its cover, I'm compelled to ask.. What was going on before they wrote it ..Wich takes me outside, from in between pages . .looking at what those people were doing to be so inspired by God..
it leads me to one conclusion, a personal one one encounter with God Himself.. As these people had no technology or others feeding who He is to them. Things were much quieter in those days , surely less distractions..sonic lead to believe that their manna, daily supply was given by God Himself in the abundance of Gods day.. There were no fast food restraunts to drive through , nothing was at their fingertips.. Each step was a walk of faith and had to have been a complete trust in God..

As I keep those lenses on and step back into today.. How mixed up things look.. the bible is only yea thick..Wich makes me think about the lambs book of life , I look at the cover of my bible and cant help but wonder, if we are simply looking at the beginning pages of a diary , perhaps gods and what He sees looking through the lenses He's given us.. no one will know until that day.. will our name be found in it? What story will our lenses show , the story of our heart towards God..
in my heart I see the bible to small.. God created each man unto His glory , He made us a splendor "of"His Glory. I believe the essence of the bible is not to get man into Heaven but to get God into man.. it's all about a relationship of a Heaveny Father reconnecting with His children .. We run to Him then turn around and run off.. I know I certainly have
and got very lost when I did .. (I am the vine, you are the branch , you can not be separated from
Me) well let me tell you from experience .. He means what He says ..

our life And who He is transforming us into which is Jesus Christ, Gods only begotten and everlasting Son is what this life is about He being in us and us being in Him..

well let me tell you what Gods been doing lately.. He revealed the mechanics in a wheel.
He brought each piece individually so I could look at it ..
Hub - god himself all glory of and to be given to him
Spokes- we and the church are these spokes
Tread- all moving in agreement and in one spirit towards him
horizontal rotation - one unified movement towards god
Vertical rotation - all in one body all denominations together moving as one
Attachment to axel - once upright , this wheel spins forward, the tornado affect from Tje velocity of wind spinning moves tjos wheel on to The axel , The spinning secures and locks it in place..
you get four wheels like this , secured on Gods chariot .. you can bet his kingdom will come

Gods on a grand scale .. Right now the churches are divided by doctrines ..( eyes are to busy looking and distracted by paperwork not coming together in the gifts of the spirit and "doing")
when the churches can do that ..The body will divide up into the four corners of the earth ., those four corners becoming a chariot .. those four bodies start coming together like the mechanics of a wheel.. I'm telling you the earth is going to rumble!

Peace in christ welder .. Who knows you might be welding pieces together on it ")
Michelle