Emotions

Mastering your emotions with peace -

Satan will ride your emotions like a wave trying to move you in a direction away from the will of God.  The "e" infront of emotions in Latin means up, out and away. The enemy is trying to get on your negative emotions and move you up, out and away from the will of God for your life.  Circumstances will happen in your life and we have to learn how to harness/control those emotions.  When a bad emotion happens and instead of the negative emotion move you up, out and away you learned now how to harness/deal with those emotions to move you towards the will of God and to keep you there.  Self-control was a gift from God designed to move you in a direction towards the plans He has already made for your life.  It's not trying to teach you to become emotionless, you are human and you are going to have emotions.  Emotions are feelings on the inside caused by pain or pleasure to move you in a direction.   But how do you master painful emotions so that they won't master you?  Since you have authority over emotions you get to decide ultimately where you're going to go.  You have to accept responsibility for your emotions, you are accountable for your emotions, and how you feel.  People end up in tragedy because of negative emotions.

Mastering your emotions with peace -

John 16:33 "These things I (Jesus) have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer (have joy), I have overcome the world."  Peace is as a result of what Jesus is saying, I spoke these words so you can have peace.  So peace comes from hearing the Word, just like joy does.  Jesus' Words are filled with power to benefit you.  So I understand now where I can go to find some peace = in God's Word.  But when stuff happens in your life how often do you go to God's Word to get some Word when you lack peace? You can't depend on circumstances to change to give you some peace.  The Word gives you peace and the world gives you tribulation/trouble.  Every time you get trouble, get some Word and peace.

2 Corinthians 13: "¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you."   So, to live in peace means also you've made a decision to live in the Word and let that Word live in me.  Abide in the Word, and the Word abides in you - that Word will shape your desires.  When you're in peace the God of peace is with you, fight to be in peace.  "Let the peace of God rule in your heart - an attachment between God and peace.  You need God when you're in trouble but you need to be at peace, "be still and know...".  You let the troubles of this world cause your mind, thinking crazy and your negative emotions go all over the place and move you away from God and peace so you have to fight to remain at peace.

Value the importance of the Word of God, something happens when you're taking 2-3 Scriptures concerning your situation and meditate on it, say it out loud and read them over and over again. 

Peace is security (freedom from anxiety) in the midst of turmoil/trouble.  Security is freedom from anxiety, care, worry and stress (well-founded confidence in Him).  When you get in the Word, meditate on it, it builds your confidence up and all of a sudden the Word is producing peace and freedom from the anxiety, cares because of this confidence of that Scripture you've been mediating on.  If you pay attention to what everybody is saying it will rob you of your peace and emotions - you have to go where the Word is.  You have to do this otherwise you won't understand it, the Word is the only place to find relief.  Look up all the Scriptures concerning your situation and stay there and you will be free from the worry, stress, anxiety -

Jesus says : John 16:33 "These things I (Jesus) have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. = just go and get it, the God of peace is with you!  Cast you cares upon Him because He cares for you because He wants you to live a life of peace, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you.  

The circumstance happens and triggers a negative emotion that's trying to move you away from the will and blessings of God in your life.  You now have to recognize this negative emotions was triggered and you're full of fear, anxiety, worry and stress so you have to now go to the Word Medicine Cabinet and get 2-3 Scriptures and take it 2-3 times a day.  Take all the Scriptures concerning your stress and say it out loud anytime you feel you need it and pray in the Spirit - and all your depression will be replaced with peace and you will get freedom from the care.

"...live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you."  So once you get in peace you will hear the Word of God.

There is a power and an authority associated with peace if you know how to use it correctly.

Rest and vacations are a spiritual thing, because when you're in peace the God of peace will meet you there.  You need to calm your emotions down and get into the Word and watch that Word get on the inside of you and free you from the care, worry, anxiety, stress and give you well-founded confidence in what you've been meditating in that actually came to pass.  The Word will give you peace and the world gives you trouble. When afflictions and troubles come go to the Word, find as many Scriptures you can on peace and meditate in that Word and drive the devil away from your emotions.  Whatever you're going through don't stay there - just go through it!

John 14:^27 "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."  Now that you have the peace of Jesus - "let not your heart be troubled, neither let is be afraid" = you are now responsible for making sure that your emotions don't drive all that junk in your heart.   If you are troubled in your heart, 'you let it' so 'don't let it be' troubled. Go to the Word!  The responsibility is on you, say out loud "I will not allow my heart to be troubled".  But how?  You can guard your heart by guarding your eye, ear and mouth gate -

The Bible says in Proverbs 4:²⁰ My son, give attention to my Words (not attention to your problem/stress/cares but to His Words)
Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹ Do not let them (the Words) depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
²² For they  (those Words) are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
²³ Keep your heart (guard your heart) with all diligence,
For out of it (your heart) spring the issues of life."

It comes through your eye gate - into your mind -  becomes part of your emotions - now you put it in your heart and - then issue was born out of the attention you gave it - you don't have to do it, "Let not your heart be troubled...".  You have authority over what gets into your heart.  You have authority over a troubled or a broken-heart.  You got to keep living even if you feel you want to die, you have authority so you can go that way if you chose to or you can take authority and say 'no' and go to the Word.  You determine the condition of your heart, free from grieve by choice- learn how peace can be used as a weapon by getting in the Word to get peace.

Romans 4:¹⁹ Therefore let us pursue/follow after (The Word) the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another."  

Don't spend time with people that make you feel bad.  Learn to be ok with you by yourself, ok with everything about you.  Don't compare yourself amongst yourself then you will never get to that point "this is as far as I can go" so you  will limit God, just look at Jesus.

How do you get peace?

Romans 8:⁶ For to be carnally minded (mind dominated by 5 senses) is death (going to be separated from God), but to be spiritually minded (John 6: ⁶³ ...The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are lifeis life and peace. The only way to become spiritually minded is to renew your mind with the Word of God, which is Spirit.  The Word of God grants you access to authorities  you have over physical things, we can take authority over this physical world.  Whatever you're exposed to/hearing/watching/doing the most determines the way you think, then what you feel - decisions - actions - habits - character and it determines your destination.  Your habits creates you and becomes your character that will lead you to your destination.  Life is not "kay sera sera what ever will be, will be" or "it is what it is".  Where you are right now is a result of a decision into reality.  You end up in a destination of what you do when you're not seen, your real character, not pretending.

Immature Christians still can't control your emotions, no emotional stability, if you get upset about nonsense.  Men fear disrespect.  There are consequences if you use drugs, you can't do common sense decisions.  Spiritually minded Christians know how to control their emotions.

Isaiah 26:³ You will keep him in perfect peace, (how??)
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You."

Romans 10:¹⁵ And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel (good news) of peace,Who bring glad tidings of good things!” 

Luke 2:¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace (the gospel of peace), goodwill toward men!”  The gospel of peace is everything that Jesus did to bring us peace from law, to set us free from condemnation, self-effort, fear of grave - Jesus is that peace.  What Jesus has done and not your behavior.

Philippians 4:^6 "Be anxious/worry about for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

You have to do this : Don't worry about anything, give it to God, casting all you worry on Him, I'm not going to worry about this - the joy is coming.  But we are keeping it.  If you hear a bad report, be careful for your first words - "I am healed Lord, all is well by Your stripes!", pray in the Holy Spirit, read the Scriptures - I know Jesus Christ who has spoken Words of healing.  Quote those Words day and night, keep fighting and feeding your faith.  Taking Communion.  Holy Ghost living on the inside of you.  When peace start coming in, wisdom will show you what to do when you don't know what to do.  We just lack wisdom because you don't have peace - you are distracted by the care, issue that's why He wants you to get rid of the care and know that God is God.  Then will hear and know what to do when you don't know what to do.

⁷ and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  God with you gives you peace that surpasses all understanding and it will keep your mind.  Your most valuable asset is your peace.  If something is causing your peace, a house but it's causing your peace, or other people - it's too expensive, walk away.  If you take care of your peace, your Jesus peace will take care of you, you've got it on the inside.  You got to be more than your money, car, house.

Meditate on These Things

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatever things are true,  whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. ⁹ The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

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