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HOW TO DEAL WITH HOW YOU FEEL

HOW TO DEAL WITH HOW YOU FEEL. 50 Days of Transformation – Part 4 Emotional Health. Pastor Dave Martin ~ Cross Creek Community Church ~ March 23, 2014. Romans 12:2a Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind ….

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HOW TO DEAL WITH HOW YOU FEEL

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  1. HOW TO DEAL WITH HOW YOU FEEL 50 Days of Transformation – Part 4 Emotional Health • Pastor Dave Martin ~ Cross Creek Community Church ~ March 23, 2014

  2. Romans 12:2a Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…

  3. Mark 12:29-30 “The most important commandment is this: You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your SOUL, and all your MIND, and all your STRENGTH.”nlt

  4. UNDERSTAND MY EMOTIONS… • God has emotions

  5. UNDERSTAND MY EMOTIONS… • God has emotions • My ability to feel is a gift from God, Gen 1:26

  6. UNDERSTAND MY EMOTIONS… • God has emotions • My ability to feel is a gift from God, Gen 1:26 • Two extremes to avoid: • Emotionalism: All that matters is how I feel

  7. UNDERSTAND MY EMOTIONS… • God has emotions • My ability to feel is a gift from God, Gen 1:26 • Two extremes to avoid: • Emotionalism: All that matters is how I feel • Stoicism: Feelings aren’timportant at all

  8. UNDERSTAND MY EMOTIONS… • God has emotions • My ability to feel is a gift from God, Gen 1:26 • Two extremes to avoid: • Emotionalism: All that matters is how I feel • Stoicism: Feelings aren’timportant at all • God gave us the book of Psalms to understand our emotions.

  9. WHY I MUST LEARN TO MANAGE MY EMOTIONS

  10. 1. BECAUSE my feelings are often unreliable Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that SEEMS right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death.”

  11. 2. BECAUSE I don’t want to be manipulated Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose walls are broken down [no defenses] is a man who lacks self-control [no check on his feelings].

  12. 2. BECAUSE I don’t want to be manipulated 1 Peter 5:8 “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

  13. 3. BECAUSE I want to please God Romans 8:6-8 6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.

  14. 4. BECAUSE I want to succeed in life Proverbs 5:23 He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly [lack of self-control].

  15. 4. BECAUSE I want to succeed in life 1 Peter 4:2 As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

  16. HOW TO MANAGE AN UNWANTED FEELING

  17. 1. Name itAsk: What am I really feeling? Psalms 55:2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

  18. 2. Challenge itAsk: Is it true? Psalms 26:2 Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

  19. 2. Challenge itAsk: Is it true? Job 15:12 Eliphaz asked Job: “Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash?”

  20. 3. Tame itAsk:Is it helping or hurting? Philippians 2:5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

  21. Be TRANSFORMED by the Renewing of your mind… Think differently about your emotions!

  22. Everyday: Ask God to fill me with His Spirit Commanded to: “… be filled with the Spirit” Eph 5:18

  23. Everyday: Ask God to fill me with His Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 “When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” nlt

  24. Everyday:Ask God to help me manage my mouth Proverbs 13:3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.

  25. Key: Make God’s Word my word Psalms 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

  26. Key: Make God’s Word my word Psalm 19:14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord!”

  27. YOUR LIFEgroup THIS WEEK “How to Heal Your Damaged Emotions”

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