June 19, 2007
Emotions & Moods - What good are they?
In life I face every emotion and every mood imaginable. I don't so much mind the good ones - the high mountaintop experiences of great happiness over winning an award or getting married, or just feeling close to God. But the bad ones - being hurt, having to wait, disobedient children...I'd prefer if they weren't there. What good are these negative emotions anyway?
Well, they teach me 2 things - how great God's love is and that I can depend on God no matter what. His love is wider than any rift or other obstacle that may exist between me and someone else, including Him - He can bridge any gap. His love is longer than my entire life, including all its good and bad times - he can meet me through my entire life, and even after I die. His love is higher than the best mountaintop experience I could ever have - he can lift me higher still! And His love is deeper than my deepest depression - He can lift me out of it.
I can depend on His strength and wisdom to find my way back to Him or a friend or family member I feel distant from. I can depend on Him in all I do, for my entire life. I can depend on Him for salvation and peace when my life is in turmoil, or I am feeling down. And I can depend on Him through the greatest successes of my life. I need to depend on Him and diligently keep His commands no matter what my mood.
Thank You, Lord, that Your love reaches me wherever I am. Help me to depend on You for wisdom, strength, peace, and salvation in all I do, and help me remember to do what You tell me to do. Amen.
Posted by jennbeck at June 19, 2007 07:12 AM