ROLLER-COASTER EMOTIONS
Esther 5:9
"So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai."
Haman was on cloud nine one minute, and in the pits the next when he saw Mordecai. How like Haman I am. My emotions can be like a roller-coaster – up one minute and down the next. I can start the day walking on cloud nine and then something goes against my grain and I find myself under the cloud instead of on top of it. Things that cross my own agenda have a way of stealing my joy. But I can control my emotions. As the TOPS pledge says, "I am intelligent person; I will control my emotions and not let my emotions control me." One way to do that is by keeping my thoughts on "whatsoever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy" (Philippians 4:8). It is up to me. I have to practice what I preach.
Today's Thought: Emotions are controlled by thinking good things.
Have a joyful day. Love you.
Esther 5:9
"So Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai."
Haman was on cloud nine one minute, and in the pits the next when he saw Mordecai. How like Haman I am. My emotions can be like a roller-coaster – up one minute and down the next. I can start the day walking on cloud nine and then something goes against my grain and I find myself under the cloud instead of on top of it. Things that cross my own agenda have a way of stealing my joy. But I can control my emotions. As the TOPS pledge says, "I am intelligent person; I will control my emotions and not let my emotions control me." One way to do that is by keeping my thoughts on "whatsoever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, and praiseworthy" (Philippians 4:8). It is up to me. I have to practice what I preach.
Today's Thought: Emotions are controlled by thinking good things.
Have a joyful day. Love you.
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