Help for controlling my emotions?
Q: I REALLY struggle with relying and prioritizing my emotions. I take things emotionally and take them as an attack, and it’s incredibly hard for me to come out of my emotions when they’re negative. I know the Biblical answer is relying on God, not self. I know the Bible verses but I don’t know how to "apply" that. I know God gave me emotions for a reason and they’re not inherently bad, but when they control how we view things and interact with them, it’s an issue. How do I get control over my emotions and how they skew things in my head without just turning them off completely? He gave us emotions. A: Yes, God gave us emotions but they are to be lived out in righteousness, but because of the fall, and even if we are born again, we drag this sin stained body around and like Paul lament our sins. God has given the Redeemed the power and ability to live in righteousness by the new nature, and we are to kill, conquer & have victory over each and every one of them. We do i...