Delighting in the Divine
Yes to freedom, yes to play and yes to celebrating the moment!
All tagged emotions
When you are in the middle of the tears, you have no idea that as they drip on the ground they are watering new seeds.
As you struggle with the sledgehammer of bad news to the mind, a descending fog and a wondering if God is bigger than the overwhelming Tsunami coming over you, you have no idea that He is already carrying you on His shoulder out of the storm, but it is a long way before the damage is out of sight...
Last week I shared an embarrassing failure when it came to trying to share a faith-filled prophetic word. This week, I wanted to share some guidelines that will hopefully be helpful when trying to discern what God is saying when emotions are involved.
Some of my most embarrassing failures to hear God’s voice have been the greatest opportunities for learning to discern His voice. Learning to hear God’s voice is not a science. There are some keys that will help you, but ultimately, it is one of those things that you learn through experience. And failure. Learning to hear God when emotions are involved is especially difficult and where I find the most difficulty in discerning His voice. So, not surprising, it is in those emotion-charged situations where I have learned the hardest way...
Let me tell you a secret...
Often we think our emotions are the enemy.
As I was sitting last night with a friend, we talked about emotions and how they have so much influence on her life. She made a comment about just needing to ignore her emotions and look at the logic of a situation.
But emotions can be incredibly useful if we know their proper role in our lives...
