Emotions

I have always been someone who writes stuff on my hand.

Reminders, phone numbers, grocery lists, scriptures, all kinds of things.

I have been a little emotional lately. 

A lot of reasons for it; being in a strange transition between school years, in a season of trusting the Lord more than ever, and having some funk go on in other areas, as well.

 From being under-emotional, to the complete extreme end of the spectrum. 

Emotions are something that the Lord has really been putting me in the ringer to conquer.

It’s interesting how we get super vulnerable after we get emotional.

And like the reminders I put on my hand, emotional reactions are almost like a constant reminder that we are vulnerable and weak. 

One thing the Lord has been showing me in this whole thing, is that my pride gets in the way and I react instead of respond (I’m working on it).

And the only way I’ve learned how to conquer that is to pray ALL the time, especially when something intense happens. And be emotional with God instead of taking it out on someone else.

It’s totally okay to be emotional with Him, because He not only hears what we are saying, but He hears what our hearts are saying.

And I've learned to not let the constant reminder push me away, but to use it as a great motivation to launch me towards the One who is ultimately, always, always, always my strength. 

The Word does say, "in our weakness, His strength is made perfect."