Controlling Your Emotions

Life would be so much easier for people, if they learn not to panic. Let me say that again. Whenever people start tripping over people and things, they lose all rationale and begin acting out of character. Becoming too emotional will cause you to make the wrong decision. When emotions take over logic, you'll wonder why you're in the mess you're in and lose sight of what makes sense. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being emotional about things, but the key to being emotional is to keep it under control and to never allow your emotions make you leave your faith at the door. Let me ask you this - do you know people who lose control over their emotions? In other words, before they start reasoning, they start tripping.

In this life, I've discovered that you have to remain in control so that you won't lose control. Losing control isn't cool and when you lose control or should I say, start tripping, you've added unnecessary stress to your life. As one who deals with people everyday, I can't tell you how important it is for you not to trip out, freak out, and lose your mind. If you stop to think about it for a moment - what's the advantage and/or disadvantage of tripping? Well, in case you don't know, the more you trip, the less likely you're able to hear from God. Understand that the enemy wants you in a state of tripping because tripping takes your eyes off God and places it on the person and/or situation. Remember, you're better than anything that's trying to interfere with your relationship with God.

In this spiritual journey, you need to know that God has everything under control. That's right; when you feel out of control, always know that God's in control of the situation. One of the reasons why people lose control is because they're trying to do things by themselves instead of having their steps ordered by God. Here's a hint - when your steps are ordered by God, you'll rise above the natural and focus on the spiritual. Yes, it may seem hard in the beginning, but when you make up your mind to not have people and things cause you to trip out, then you're taking the first step to staying in control. I want you to get into your spirit, God can take away your tripping behavior and teach you how to be patient, calm, and at ease with people and things.

The writer of Proverbs tells us, "Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls." Please don't miss this. Failure to control your emotions will cause you to be messed up from the floor up. In a real sense, when you start tripping on people and things, you're inviting chaos, disaster, and foolishness into your life. As any parent would say, 'you don't want that to happen.' Your life is too important to give people and things control. Simply put - when people and things make you trip, they play on you and will do you great harm. As the youth say, 'don't fall for the okie doke.' That's my word for you. Tripping ain't cool nor is allowing people and things affect who you are, whose you, and where you're going. Stay connected with God and allow Him to direct your path.  

Rev. Grey