This week, Pastor Dale began our new series on Emotionally Healthy Relationships. When followers of Jesus are not discipled emotionally, we may come to one of two conclusions:
Emotions are bad and can’t be trusted because they will change or are a sign of weakness, lack of faith, or doubt.
Emotions are everything. How you feel is the truth. If something feels difficult, it must not be the right thing for you.
We even have an emotion about other people’s emotions. Our emotions affect our relationships, not only with others, but also with God. What Jesus taught and modeled was that our love for God was measured by the degree to which we love others. In fact, He was so clear about it, it would be unthinkable for His followers to think otherwise. And yet, they did – and so do we. (Matthew 5:44,46; Matthew 7:1; Matthew 5:23-24)
Emotional Healthy Spirituality, as we will continue to unpack as we go through this series...
...is not about you feeling good, more relaxed, more at peace, or finding your inner self
...is never about feelings over the truth of scripture - it’s actually taking scripture at its fullest truth, and embracing Jesus’ command
...is about your ability to love well
The marker of loving God well is loving others well. This can’t be done if we don’t mature emotionally and spiritually. Over the next many weeks, we are going to look at some things to help us be open, honest, and fully mature with our Father. For those feeling a pull to go deeper, you can find a link to Peter Scazzero's book here. There's also a community group that begins April 26th to discuss and learn together more about this important topic.
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