How to Deal with How You Feel

God has created us as emotional people and we have times to weep and laugh, to mourn and dance, to hate and love (Eccl. 3:1–8). Sometimes emotions can be confusing in our walk. But as Brian Borgman points out, “They are always a significant piece of our lives because they are an inbuilt part of what it means to be a human being. They express the values and evaluations of a person, and influence motives and conduct.” Neither stoicism nor emotionalism is marks of healthy faith. It is God who helps us healthily deal with them and bring them under Christ’s caring lordship by His word.