Living Beyond Your Feelings: Controlling Emotions So They Don't Control You

If you are in a situation that requires you to be with one of these hard-to-get-along-with people every day, I urge you to pray for them instead of reacting emotionally to them. Our prayers open a door for God to work through. Sometimes when we pray, God will lead us to confront a person like that. I am not saying we just have to put up with the pe

The choleric or type A person is strong in his approach to life. We might say he does everything with a bang! He is definite and emphatic about what he wants. When cholerics make mistakes, they are usually loud mistakes. They make quick decisions, are confident, and are born to lead. They want to control and have a tendency to be bossy. They are go

Often David would even remind God of something He had promised in His Word. Let’s look at just one passage of Scripture as an example: How long will You forget me, O Lord? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long must I lay up cares within me and have sorrow in my heart day after day? How long shall my enemy exalt himself over me

How do you respond to change? Do you act on God’s Word or merely react to the situation? After the initial shock, are you willing to make a transition mentally and emotionally?

the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me. (Psalm 13:1–6)

things I want in life, trusting God to bring them in His timing.

Do you even pay any attention to what you are thinking? Do you make an effort to choose your thoughts or do you just meditate on whatever falls into your head, even if it is in total disagreement with what you have said you want out of life? You don’t have to be trapped by negative thoughts. When your thoughts are going in a wrong direction, do you

Man’s steps are ordered by the Lord. How then can a man understand his way? (Proverbs 20:24)

“Love always believes the best of every person” (see 1 Cor. 13:7).