Have you ever seen the tattoos that say God is greater than the highs and the lows? It’s actually just symbols, and while very true, I feel like maybe I should change that tattoo for me, and make it say God > My Emotions and place it smack dab on the top of my hand so I constantly am reminded, because somehow I am often forgetful of this.

Lately this has been a touchy subject for me and I’ve been attacked many times throughout the week in this area, but time and time again I always go back to God’s word, why? Because emotions are fickle. You might feel one way right now, but just wait a few moments and you’ll feel differently. Another drawback to emotions is that often times they aren’t the truth. When your brother lashes out on you because he is upset in the moment and it seems like he doesn’t love you, that isn’t true. He does love you, and you know that, but that is not how your emotions allowed you to feel, and it’s not how his emotions allowed him to react. Instead if we were reacting from God’s word, we would always react out of love. If we look to God we are never mislead.

So my question to you is, are you going to get bitter, or get better? The only way you will not become bitter from these situations is to seek God’s word. When we become aware that our emotions are unreliable and understand the only reliable source is God, then we will be living a life with soul purpose.