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Never Ignore

I came cruising into my day refreshed and ready to go. Then I experienced anger. Someone's misinformation inconvenienced my easy breezy day. 


Anger is one of those emotions I find less becoming than others. I was trying to calm myself down when Holy Spirit reminded me that I was not designed to reconcile my emotions on my own. In the past I have fallen prey to ignoring and stuffing my emotions, but nowadays I am more likely to try and reconcile my emotions on my own. Perhaps when I have "figured out" what needs to change, I then might go to God to request said changes.


Today, I managed to be reminded that God likes us to come to Him raw. In the heat of anger or depths of despair He wants to be invited into what we are feeling, thinking, and experiencing. This takes awareness and practice!


His ways are higher than ours and His thoughts higher than our thoughts. When we go to Him immediately the rewards are great.


But today, I realized the welcoming of raw unfiltered emotions that haven't been processed through logic, compromise, or even faith is one of the great distinguishing qualities of our relationship with our Creator. 


We are wise to process our emotions with God before a confrontation with others, even our closest companions. God, however, can handle us in our most authentic state. 


What a gift! We are fully known and fully loved. 

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