I originally wrote this post back in August 2011, but when I came across it today while going threw old posts, I thought it would be a good one to share again. Mainly as a reminder for myself!
Lately I have been so lacks and lazy with having proper quiet times with God but I must say God never fails to speak to me when I do take the proper time to put him first. God is so good!
While K napped a few weeks ago I clicked on a link for live sermons from Elevation Church in NC and without my choosing, a sermon automatically started up that was titled "Reaction Determines Reach!" by {Lysa TerKeurst}
At first glance of the title I was unsure what the sermon was actually going to be about, so I kept listening and the first sentence Lysa spoke after her greeting was this....
"Have you ever been in a situation where your heart and your emotion and your flesh just rise up, and everything in you wants to react in a way that you know isn't exactly according to the bible, but you know.... it's just there and that reaction just stirs up inside of you! Have you ever been in that place?"
My ears perked up and I knew this was a message I needed to hear. On a day to day, sometimes even an hour by hour bases I am that person. That person who quickly reacts out of there feelings, rather then reacting in the correct Godly manner.
This type of reacting is so natural for me right now :S that sometimes it just happens without me really noticing or thinking about it and I know that shouldn't be. No matter how offending, upsetting, or frustrating a situation may be, I need to be the one controlling my emotions, not letting my emotions control me and my reactions to the situation at hand.
I have little ears and eyes watching me at home and fellow co-workers and customers watching me at work. Once I'm officially a legally licensed driver, I will have strangers on the road watching me!
I need to remind myself daily who am I suppose to be representing in these situations, and who's child am I suppose to be? Who's hands & feet am I!? Gods!
So I need to act accordingly and ask the Lord daily to give me strength threw the Holy Spirit to over come my emotions.
Here's one of her quotes I found very thought provoking,
*Your feelings can be indicators of what your facing, but they don't have to be dictators of how you react to it! Lysa Terkeurst
This type of reacting is so natural for me right now :S that sometimes it just happens without me really noticing or thinking about it and I know that shouldn't be. No matter how offending, upsetting, or frustrating a situation may be, I need to be the one controlling my emotions, not letting my emotions control me and my reactions to the situation at hand.
I have little ears and eyes watching me at home and fellow co-workers and customers watching me at work. Once I'm officially a legally licensed driver, I will have strangers on the road watching me!
I need to remind myself daily who am I suppose to be representing in these situations, and who's child am I suppose to be? Who's hands & feet am I!? Gods!
So I need to act accordingly and ask the Lord daily to give me strength threw the Holy Spirit to over come my emotions.
Here's one of her quotes I found very thought provoking,
*Your feelings can be indicators of what your facing, but they don't have to be dictators of how you react to it! Lysa Terkeurst
http://www.elevationchurch.org/sermons/summerconcertseries/part4
Till next time,
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