Do you know what is the cognitive basis for some of your emotions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emotion is the way our brain makes meaning out of what we are experiencing. Emotions are an important part of of us and they can push us towards positive or negative actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They can motivate us to be zealous for God and to rebuke injustice by having a righteous anger. When we take anger as an example, God is more concerned about the thinking behind our anger than about the fact that we are experiencing anger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Question is, are we showing appropriate emotion at the appropriate time? Are you the type that sees sin or injustice and you do not get angry? When we do this, we are actually failing to show appropriate righteous negative emotions when it is needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May the Holly Spirit generate God\u2019s emotions in us so that we can we express them in ways that are building other people up. Remember, we don\u2019t have to suppress our negative emotions, our duty is to bring them to God as raw as they are because truth is, God experiences these emotions too. So, its ok to bring your fears to God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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