Ask God About Your Feelings

Sometimes we feel more emotional than other times. This happens for various reasons. Maybe we didn’t sleep well the night before, or we ate something that caused us to feel lethargic or grumpy. An occasional emotional day is not something to be too concerned about.

Sometimes though we feel emotional because something upset us the day before, and we didn’t resolve it. We often suppress our feelings and pretend we don’t have them instead of dealing with them. People who avoid confrontation often live with their souls full of unresolved issues, and these situations need closure before emotional wholeness will come.

I remember being unable to sleep one night, which is unusual for me. Finally, around five the next morning, I asked God what was wrong with me. Immediately I recalled being rude to someone the day before. Instead of apologizing to them and asking God to forgive me, I rushed on to the next thing I needed to do. Obviously, the Holy Spirit was dealing with me about my behavior. My conscious mind had buried it, but the mind of the Spirit wanted to bring it to the surface so I could deal with it. As soon as I asked God to forgive me and committed to apologizing to the person, I was able to go to sleep.

If you feel unusually sad or like you’re carrying a heavy burden you don’t understand, ask God what’s wrong. It’s amazing what we can learn by simply asking Him for an answer and being willing to face any truth He might reveal about us or our behavior.

Prayer of the Day: Show me, Lord, anything I have done that is affecting my emotions in a negative way, and help me know how to resolve it.