I have been learning a lot about our emotions. About how I acted out of my emotions for a very long time. I would get easily offended or easily annoyed or easily frustrated or even easily defensive. God has been showing me about where I find my worth, and the way I respond says a lot about where I find my worth.
If I find my worth in my Father, why was I getting annoyed or offended by a friend or by a family member? I already know the truths that God says about me, so why did I choose to act out of emotion rather than the truths that He says?
I found myself getting defensive with people and letting people hurt me and offend me. I was constantly playing the victim card until one of my great friends Adria called me out. In the MOST loving way, she told me that I don’t have to play victim to my emotions anymore. That being offended and being frustrated or annoyed is finding your worth in other people.
I still struggle sometimes and my teammates give me a lot of grace, but I’ve had this incredible revelation that we don’t have to act out of emotion and to call on the spirit for discernment.
The Bible tells us we should be controlled by the Holy Spirit and not by our own emotion. The next time we find ourselves offended or annoyed or acting out of anger, let’s ask the spirit why we are acting out of these things in the first place and re-wire our minds to be more like Christ.
Christ isn’t easily offended. He isn’t easily annoyed. He doesn’t get defensive with people. He doesn’t play the victim. When we start to find our worth in Christ, earthly people won’t have control over our reactions anymore. The way we react should be in line with the way Christ would react. And I can’t say that Christ would react out of annoyance or defense, so why would I?
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