Emotionally Steady

Those who know me would probably describe me as an emotional person. I know how to hold my emotions in check sometimes. At other times they just blow through the doors and seem to take over. I recently went to the office of my partner who passed just to have a conversation about how much I missed him and our conversations. My emotions of grief came at me hard.

I’ve also had events recently that really frustrated me, and I felt my anger rushing in. Emotions are a little bit free and hard to control or contain. The emotions that I’m thinking of are anger, happiness, sadness, frustration, elation, fear, anxiety, loved, bitter, etc.…. This could be a very long list.

I want to grow in my faith to the point where my emotions are not erratic and frantic. I want to live out my faith through my life in a steady state.

King David penned a Psalm that spoke into this for me a bit. He displayed great trust in the Lord through hard times and the best of times. Check this out….

⁴ Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones!
    Praise his holy name.
⁵ For his anger lasts only a moment,
    but his favor lasts a lifetime!
Weeping may last through the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

¹¹ You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
    You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
¹² that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever! (Psalm 30:4-5, 11-12 NLT)

I try to turn my worries into a prayer for help.

I try to turn my frustration into a prayer for help.

I want to seek His Word to prepare me for the day ahead.

I want His Presence to dwell in me as I walk out my faith today.

I am continuing to pray His favor upon me, my family, my work family, my community and my country.

I want my life to display a steady trust in the Lord for all things. I want this steady trust to show in my steady emotions. I want to walk with the Lord through whatever comes my way today.

Pressing On!

Dwayne