Emotions and our journey through them! TFW

Happy Wednesday, you all!  Yep...we were blessed by our meetings yesterday as we continue to work through some tough sections of this chapter on emotions!  Yikes!  Yep, we all have them, God created them, but most of the time, we abuse their purpose.  By this I mean we mistakenly think that they are ours to control.  My prayer request for this week is that I will be able to stop for a moment and recognize what emotion I am feeling and remember just who IS in control.  God, not the emotion.  Like I said, some tough ground we are covering but these very things could be pushing us to eat when we are NOT hungry.  Emotions are not bad or do they need to be ignored.  Perhaps we need to figure out their origin and ask God how to use them for His glory?  The Daily Bread talked about all of the hardships that Paul endured in 2 Cor. 11:24-33. Can you even imagine the emotions he went through time after time?  I could relate to their statement for the day at the bottom. "The journey is as important as the destination."   Wouldn't it be easier to just take a pill and get to our "goal" weight and stay there?  Yep, it sure would be!! However, the journey we are on is transforming us for His glory!  Instead of fussing over what the scales tells us from day to day, let's be more about the excitement of His transforming power in our lives and thank Him for the work that He is doing in our hearts.  We, too, can echo Paul's words in verse 30, "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weaknesses."   If you would like to learn more about what we can boast about, go to my church's website, www.pybs.us, and listen to Pastor Leo's sermon on Jeremiah 9:24, "..but let him who boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am Lord, who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord."   I am so thankful for this journey God has on us together.  May you seek Him this week within your emotions.  He is there already, why not ask Him what He would like you to do with them?  He has the answer!  He IS the answer!  Blessings to each of you, my sweet Faithful Weigh Friends.