Don't Rely on Feelings
We’ve all had encounters with people who have yo-yo emotions. When things go their way, they’re happy, and when they don’t, nobody’s happy. If their spouses do what they want, they’re happy; if not, they’re upset. They feel that no one loves them, they feel like their spouse doesn’t treat them right, they feel like everybody gets a promotion at work but them, they feel, they feel, they feel. That’s because they’re relying on their feelings to be their compass. God wants us to realize that our emotions are never going to go away, so we must learn to manage them, rather than letting them manage us. We can choose to exercise self-control and not let our flesh rule us, or we can continue down the road of self-pity and miss out on the joy God wants us to experience in our lives. Spiritually mature believers can be happy even when they don’t get what they want. They choose to let the Holy Spirit help them do what is right, no matter how they feel.
