Controlling Emotions

I know that a few weeks ago I talked about not letting highs be too high and lows being too low and I know I have touched on it a few times in recent posts as well. I tend to find that I am still doing this too an extent but not as bad as I used to be. We all learn from mistakes and sometimes learning takes time. I know that there are things that I need to gradually learn as I try to make the a habit. I do not know how long it took me to work on a daily devotion everyday and actually try to focus on what I was doing. It is still hard to focus for the whole amount of time while I do this but I am getting better at it and I am slowly eliminating distractions that pop up when I begin my devotion. God would rather have my full attention or non at all. I do not get anything out of just posting mindless stuff everyday that does not come from him and it is not good for me as a Christian to say that I am doing something that he has put on my heart if I am not doing it in the right manner or if it is not pleasing to him. As far as highs and lows go, I have a different way to apply it but not necessarily in the daily walk.

It is stated in Proverbs 24:17-18, "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him." I know I am guilty of this many times over and when this happens I tend to say that the person deserved what was coming to them. In reality I should be saying that the person needs to change their ways and needs someone to come and guide them. Showing them the kindness of Jesus' love. I tend to see myself do this when I hear about people who are not jerks to most people and others just tolerate it. When something happens I feel like it should have happened and maybe they will learn a lesson but i tend to get carried away. This is frowned upon in the eyes of God as it is stated in the beginning of the verse. God does not pour his wrath on people for our amusement, he does not enjoy it, instead I think it tears his heart out because he has to punish his own creation. He has established a new covenant and people are not abiding by it and they are turning away. It is the job of the church to take ahold of the opportunities we are given, unfortunately there will be those that do not listen and their time will come when they are judged and have to answer for all the things they have done. It will be a sad day when we know that we lost a friend who didn't make it to heaven. We live in a world where people only believe what they want to believe and there are quite a few who just think that being a good people and lending a helping hand is all it takes to get into heaven and they believe their friends and family have achieved that goal. DO NOT GET ME WRONG! I am not saying that your loved ones have all gone to hell because I do not know where they were at in their salvation. By no means am I judging those in which I do not know on a personal level. God is telling us here to be reserved and understand that these things must happen because we all make choices that lead to a prosperous life or a destructive life and it is not a movie that we get to watch and enjoy when the "bad" guy gets hurt, killed, arrested, etc... Keep in mind that we are supposed to be Christ-like and I know that I have a hard time with that but I am trying to do my best in order to achieve that. 

Please pray for me and continue to keep me in your prayers. I am not really struggling but I just need to keep going strong and to overcome anything that tries to hinder me and my walk. I am praying for all of you still and if you have anything specific, do not hesitate to ask. I hope you all had an amazing day and are looking forward to another day that God will (hopefully) give us tomorrow. Have a great night!

God Bless,

Joseph Robinson