Mastering Your Emotions
How to Master Your Emotions
To Master Your Emotions - Use Your Spiritual Resources - Christian!
Key Concepts
These Keys Open the Doors For Your Faith to Be Victorious Over Your Emotions.
- For Anger - F .
- For Discouragement and Depression - Believe, "I am by God (Jer. 31:3), and through Jesus (I Cor. 15:57)."
- For Worry, Anxiety, and Fear - Use my F .
- For "Looking for love in all the wrong places", producing problems with Self-Control and Greed - Receive more of God's .
- For Pride - Be H .
Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit - Galatians 5:22-23
| Replace | With | By Cultivating |
|---|---|---|
| Anger | P , & | Endurance of Suffering |
| G | Humbleness | |
| Discouragement, Depression | , and | Happiness only in God |
| Faithfulness | Reliability | |
| Worry, Anxiety, and Fear | P | Prayer, & Resting in the Lord |
| Greed | L , and | Serving and Sacrificing |
| Goodness, & | Generosity | |
| S -C | God's Healing | |
| Pride | Kindness | A Servant's Attitude |
Use the Truth of God's Word in the Bible to Set You Free from Ungodly Emotions
Because Jesus said, "You will know the , and the will set you .", John 8:32.
For Anger
"Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it leads only to evil.", Psalm 37:8.
"An angry person stirs up dissension and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.", Pro. 29:22.
"In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.". Ephesians 4:26-27, 30-32.
"See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.", Hebrews 12:15.
Also see: Matthew 5:21-22, Matthew 6:14-15, and James 1:19-20.
For Discouragement and Depression
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.", Deu. 31:8.
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release for the prisoners, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve - to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.", Isaiah 61:1-3.
"God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.", Ro-mans 5:8.
"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!", Romans 7:24-25.
"Praise be to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you.", I Peter 1:3-4.
Also see: Psalm 30:10-12, Isa. 12:3, Isa. 41:10, Isa. 53:4-5, Jer. 31:3, Hab. 3:18, Romans 6:4, Romans 8:35-39, II Cor. 5:17.
For Worry, Anxiety, and Fear
"I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.", Psalm 34:4.
"When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?", Psalm 56:3-4.
"Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.", Isaiah 12:2.
Jesus said, "Don't be afraid; just believe.", Mark 5:36.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Chris Jesus.", Philippians 4:6-7.
Also see: Deu. 31:6, Isa. 43:1-3, Mat. 6:25-34, I John 4:18.
For Greed
Jesus said, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth. But store up for yourselves treas-ures in heaven. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.", Mat. 6:19-21.
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you fol-lowed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by na-ture objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.", Ephesians 2:1-5.
"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. For of this you can be sure: No im-moral, impure or greedy person - such a person is an idolater - has any inheritance in the king-dom of Christ and of God.", Ephesians 5:3, 5.
"I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him.", Phil. 3:8-9.
"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them.", I John 2:15.
Also see: Mat. 6:24, Col. 3:1-5, I Tim. 6:8-10.
For Pride
"You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.", Psalm 18:27.
"Before their downfall a person's heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.", Pro. 18:12.
Jesus said, "For whoever exalts themself will be humbled, and whoever humbles themself will be exalted.", Matthew 23:12.
"Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.' Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time,", I Peter 5:5-6.
Also see: Luke 18:9-14, James 4:6-10.
"Live by the Spirit, and You Will Not Gratify the Desires of the Sinful Nature." - Gal. 5:16
How do we live by the Spirit, instead of by our ungodly emotions?
- Trust and d on God, moment by moment.
- Yield our w to God.
- Respond to the Spirit's promptings with o .
- Talk to God throughout the day; p as a way of life.
- W God as a way of life.
- Listen; "Be and know that I an God.", Psalm 46:10.
- C sins as they occur, and a God's forgiveness.
- Experience God's Spirit t with other Christians.
If We Abide In Christ, We Will Not Abide In Our Ungodly Emotions
John 15:4-5 and Romans 13:14
How do we abide in Christ?
- Tell God, "I rest in your love, Lord.", and "I trust you, God.", and "I love you, Lord.".
- P throughout the day.
- Give a S day to God weekly.
- Stop yourself and l to God. Say, "I'm listening, Lord. Speak to me." Then do that.
- Listen to Christian m .
- Attend a B s .
- Ask for God's h .
Receive God's Loving Touch In Our Inner Person to Heal Us of Damaging Emotions
How do we receive this healing?
- T God.
- O up to God.
- Let our p out to God. R and experience relief.
- Let God's l come in to us where we need it.
"If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!", II Cor. 5:17.
"Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.", I Cor. 15:57