Our Need for God-Controlled Emotions

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. (1Peter 4:7)

Strong emotions tempt us to sin.

Since God made us to be in his emotional image, we need to seek to be like him, to express his emotions, not to be led into sin by our emotions.

We must seek to have the "mind of CHrist"

The mind of sinful man is death, but the MIND CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT IS LIFE AND PEACE. ( Roman 8:6)

Your attitude ( mind) should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. (Phil 2:5)

But we have the MIND OF CHRIST. ( 1 Cor 2:16b)

Now the Lord is the SPirit,, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is FREEDOM. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the LOrd, who is the Spirit.

What does it mean to you to "have the mind of Christ"?
IF we take on the mind/thinking/attitude of Christ, we will also respond with his emotions.
To follow Christ, then, is to take on the MIND of Christ.

To take on the MIND of Christ is to take on the emotions of Christ.

God did not give us emotions for them to control us. Instead, he gave us emotions so we could experience and express his nature- that is what following Jesus is all about.

SO we see that we have emotions to

1. experience and express the nature of God
2. experience and realize our need for the power of God( to control those emotions)

IF we don't look to GOd for his power to control our emotions we go one of two ways:

1. we are contolled by emotions
2. we shout down all emotions( which is still a form of being controlled!)

God created us to be like him emotionally.
He reveals himself to us so we know what godly emotions are.
He calls us to follow Jesus and to take on his mind and his emotions.
We are only fulfilled in life if we make this decision.
If we don not follow Jesus, our emotions will control us and lead us into sin.
If we do not follow Jesus, we will miss out on the life God has prepared for us... here and for eternity.

Decide to follow Jesus and look to his Power to bring Godly control to your emotions.