Step 5.5 Express Your Thoughts and Feelings
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November 17, 2024
Galatians 5:16 Live by the Spirit, and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh.
What are you feeling? Express yourself to God:
"I'm angry; I'm bitter; I feel betrayed; I'm hurt; I'm grieving; I'm fearful."
Name it so that you know what you're giving over to God.
Experiencing emotions before God (not in front of everyone!) is simply bringing what He has revealed as a root cause to Him and giving it over to Him. It's okay to bear your heart to God. It's okay to share your negative thoughts and feelings with Him - He sees it all anyway. Transparency in your private space with God is vital.
Facing our humanness and dealing with our sins is part of the healing process.
Choose not to follow these negative and emotional feelings but give them to God.
The consequence of hanging on to negative thoughts and feelings is that they eventually seep into our behavior. Hiding away all this baggage, bad memories, and anger do not make them disappear. Humbly ask God to expose what's hidden away, give to Him what He has exposed, and then experience the freedom of spirit as He sets you free from the bondage of these chains.
Galatians 5:16 Live by the Spirit, and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh.
Learn this and live this.
Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Cherish and cultivate the good fruits, which are, through Jesus Christ, to the praise and glory of God.