Anyone who is a female can relate to the unwanted, constant mood swings. Heck, anyone who is human can relate to mood swings. At times they are random and more times than not we don't understand them. I'm now in my third year of college and am experiencing the "wonderful" hormonal changes of being a 20 year old woman. Im also slowly, and painfully, learning that I get anxiety while going through these changes and mood swings. It's seasonal, some days it hits me harder than others. But the point is, I'm moody.

A huge theme in my life the past year and a half has been learning how to keep my faith rooted in Christ and not in my feelings or emotions. It is so easy to let your emotions take control of what you think and define who you are. But my identity isn't in how I am feeling, my identity is in Christ who died for me. Recently, I am constantly reminding myself of 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here." I am a new creation in Christ because he defines me. Not my emotions.

Have you ever met someone in your life who will unconditionally put up with you no matter how extreme your mood changes are? Someone who will stick by your side and say "I still love you even though you're being a crazy person right now." Because I have.

I am beyond thankful for how much God loves me, despite my mood swings. When I'm overjoyed and full of life, he loves me. When I'm emotional and crying for no reason, he loves me. When I'm cranky and want nothing to do with him, he STILL loves me. Who wouldn't want to experience a love so great?!

If you don't believe me that our mood swings and emotions can't separate us from God, take a look at Romans 8: 38-39: "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

If even demons and angles can't take Gods love away from us, I'm pretty positive that our little mood swings can't either. So instead of worrying about letting God down and letting my mood and emotions define me, I will be thankful for them. Thank you Lord for the ability to feel things and express my emotions even when I don't like it. Thank you for how good you are and how much you love me. Forgive me for when I take me mood swings out on you and help me to keep them under more control. Thank you for loving me despite how I feel. Amen.