Feelings

I have been thinking about a few things this morning.

Like, how I can be so sad when there really doesn’t seem to be a good reason, or when there are so many with worse problems than mine.  While I don’t believe that I should live in sadness, the reality is that when I am sad, I feel it deeply.

Then there are those days where I am sooooo happy about nothing and everything all at once, the mountaintop moments.  I don’t think it’s wrong to be euphoric, but again the reality is that when I am happy, I feel it deeply.

When I think about how much I love my husband, children and friends it makes my heart ache.  I soar and plummet with thier triumphs and failures, because when I love, I feel it deeply.

Like anyone else, those times of offense come to.  When I am angry, I feel it deeply.

So, in my morning thinking I figure there must be a reason that I feel so deeply.  I believe it is because my creator created me in His image.  It brought him joy to make me feel so deeply.  So even in the midst of feeling so deeply – and bringing every thought under the Lordship of Jesus -- I am free to be the person God created me to be.

My prayer for you today is that you would be free to be the person God created you to be – feelings and all – in the Lordship of Christ Jesus.

Hope that you have a wonderful day!

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Comments

[Ashlee]

Hey Dawn --
I do still check in when I can!

Back in the day, I used to be a VERY roller-coaster-y emotions person. I had high highs and low lows. I'm fairly convinced that living through five+ years of an abusive relationship killed that part of me. My friends and family all saw the difference and I myself felt it.

That part of my story is becoming ancient history, but I still feel its effects. I'm happy now that I feel more at peace with my emotions, but I sometimes long for those days of giddy highs and deep-felt sorrows.

There is probably no "right" way to be (of course, a person could be manic/depressive, which would be pretty bad...), but it's wonderful that there is such diversity in people.

In any case, just wanted to say hi! Hope to see ya soon!