Feelings…

We all have them and most often do not know what the heck to do with or about them!

As I read my devotions this morning, reflecting on the day and the mental list of to-do’s, the lack of feelings struck me. I am feeling all kinds of feelings but not what I feel like I should be feeling. Ha, there are a lot of feelings there!

I am flying to Texas bright and early tomorrow morning to visit my daughter and granddaughter. I am ecstatic, yet I am feeling dread! Why? I have a mile-long list; I am nervous about wearing a mask all day! ALL DAY!!! I get kind of nauseous on planes and just wearing a mask in the grocery store!!! So the combination has me a wee trepid. Covid and retirement have brought out the hermit in me and tomorrow feels daunting.

Emotions or feelings are states associated with the nervous system brought on by neuropsychological changes (the brain and the nervous system’s influence on a person’s mental action or process and behavior).

That answers it right there; I have physical fears, mental dread of those fears, the list of things I need to accomplish feels overwhelming today. I have the day before a vacation emotional battle going on. This one was easy to decipher, but what about the emotions, feelings, or moods you can’t put your finger on? Then what?

Take them to the Cross!!! Find your quiet spot and pray about whatever you are feeling. Even if all you can say is, “Help me Lord Jesus, I’m feeling “…” and I don’t know why, I don’t know how to stop, and I don’t know how to get out!!!” When we get trapped in emotional warfare, it’s hard to escape!

If you are feeling; anger, fear, sadness, boredom, doubt, frustration, guilt, hatred, hostility, hysteria, loneliness, paranoia, pride, rage, or remorse. Recognize them and also recognize where these feelings come from, not just what might have caused you to feel any of these in the physical realm but remember our fight is not always with flesh and blood.

John 10:10 NIV “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

Feelings of life: love, happiness, surprise, empathy, euphoria, gratitude, hope, pleasure, and sympathy. These are the emotions and feelings that will help you battle the negative. Change your environment for a little while; if you can’t do that, change your music or the tv channel. Hard as it is to do when we are in a funk but try changing your attitude to one of gratitude…believe me, it works.

So, try hard on not dwelling on the negative and drum up some positive and you will find all of a sudden you aren’t feeling so bad after all. I have to go now, I have a lot of packing and preparing to do before I fly off into the blue skies tomorrow and visit my two Texas Roses.

Be blessed and thank you for joining me, and my jumbled feelings this morning. 🥰