Piedras Preciosas-Ministerio de Jovencitas

05/02/2022

29/11/2021

25/06/2021

Notes to Myself Today:
1. Some things can’t be fixed, they can only be carried.
2. Complaining is not conversation.
3. Somebody, somewhere is depending on you to do what God has called you to do.
4. It’s easier for God to steer you when you’re moving than when you are frozen. Take a step.
5. If we’re not hungry for Christ, we’re probably too full of ourselves.

24/03/2021

Rather than being lead by truth, love, and selflessness, my emotions will often rush in like a tidal wave and I’ll find myself riding the ups and downs.🌊 Rather than basing my hope and joy in the Lord, I’ll find myself anchoring my joy on how I “feel.” Rather than giving my husband the benefit of the doubt, I’ll often follow my emotions down an accusatory path.🙈

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about my own heart over these past 8 years of marriage, it’s this: My emotions can’t be trusted to lead me toward biblical truth.👏🏼
Just because I “feel” something doesn’t automatically make it right. Just because I’m emotionally stirred up about something doesn’t mean I should follow those feelings. In fact, I’ve learned that strong and passionate feelings can often be very wrong and sinful.😫 Now, this doesn’t mean all emotions are bad. God gave us emotions and many emotions are good! But what I’m talking about here are the emotions that are fueled by sinful desires.😬

So, instead of blindly following my emotions wherever the waves take me, God has been helping me see a very important truth: I must choose to be a wife who chases truth rather than follows her emotions.🎉🙌🏼
Instead of jumping on board with the feelings of the moment, I need to stop, pause, and ask myself if what I’m feeling is true, godly, pure, and Christlike. Instead of foolishly walking forward in the flesh, I need to humbly ask God to help me walk in the spirit.🙌🏼

Galatians 5:16-24 has been hugely helpful for my heart in this area.💕 This passage has reminded me over and over again what the truth is when my emotions feel overwhelming. Take a moment to read this passage carefully:
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.” 🤍

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