EmotionOcean

Thoughts for the day:

We're emotional. We are flooded with waves of (sometimes) different emotions every day. Emotions are directly involved with anything and everything that we do.

Don't believe me?

Yelling, fighting, screaming, crying, (insert Taylor Swift reference), cheering, hitting, smiling, and frowning are all actions that stem from emotions.

Emotions can make us:
be careless,
care too much,
drive too fast,
lie to people,
cry,
jealous,
destroy things,
hurt people,
scream into pillows,
lash out,
make out,
sad,
passionate,
guilty,
distant,
thoughtful,
happy,
cheery,
joyful,
greedy,
scared,
lustful,
cranky,
cuddly,
loving,
angry,
thoughtless, etc

I think that all decisions we make have a certain amount of emotion built into them. Even something like buying the generic cheese rather than the brand name at the grocery store could be a decision stemming from emotion, I think.

"It's just cheese, Mikey," okay, well why did you make that decision to get the generic?

A few choices:
• "Why waste the money, it tastes the same" (you want to save money, obviously. I truly believe that this could be fear, greed, or even guilt).
• "I don't have the money, it's no big deal, it tastes the same" (you could be afraid you don't have enough money, afraid you won't be able to provide for your family, yourself, etc).
• "The generic one tastes better to me/I like this one better" (eating cheese you don't like would make you not happy, or possibly even disgusted, which is emotional).

I guess it could theoretically be random, but those 3 above seem to be pretty common responses when we decide which brand of the same item we want to buy.

"Okay great now we know cheese is emotional, now what?"

I'm so glad you asked! The point isn't that the cheese is emotional, it's that *everything* is emotional.

I always wondered why people (usually younger, like middle school) pick on others for being emotional... Girls (and guys) pick on guys for crying or "showing emotions", guys (and girls probably) pick on girls for being too silly or dramatic. It just doesn't make sense to me.

There is nothing wrong with being emotional! There is nothing wrong with crying, whether you're a guy or a girl. There is nothing wrong with anger, *as long as you don't let your anger erupt at people*, and as long as you don't let the day expire while you have anger toward someone; you are supposed to reconcile that situation with said person (Eph. 4:26-27). There is nothing wrong with showing love, pride (careful, not all pride is good), shame, or loneliness. These emotions were even present in the first few chapters of Genesis. The Bible says that God showed that He was proud and happy with what He created, He said Adam should not be alone, and after they ate the fruit, they felt shame.

These emotions are now all apart of our daily lives, whether or not some of them were originally intended for us to feel (sadness, lust, anger etc).

I guess the lesson is to cry over spilt milk. (Huhh???) Don't let your emotions stay bottled up. Cry a little from time to time, find a friend that will agree to let you vent to them, and discuss your feelings with people who have the same feelings. It's completely okay.

What's NOT okay is keeping your feelings bottled up, and eventually exploding or finally "going off the deep end". What's NOT okay is taking that anger out on other people (or yourself). What's NOT okay is harboring hate toward someone.

We are to LOVE one another, I think that is God telling us it's okay to be emotional, because love is one of the largest emotions. We cannot let our emotions control how we act 24/7, but it's very wrong to think that "being emotional" is a bad thing or quality to have.

I'm a very emotional person, and sometimes, yes, it can cause me to cry or get all worked up at the wrong times, but it also can cause me to: write down some deep feelings for others benefit, love those who have wronged me, talk to others about the issues I'm having, feel for people who are freaking out or breaking down, listen to and really care about the people I'm talking to, and be passionate in everything I do. I don't think those are bad, do you?

In regulation, emotions are very healthy, and definitely not "bad". Stop trying to avoid them, they're everywhere. Embrace your fears, sadness, anger, and ask God to help you deal with them in the proper manner. If you don't talk to God, talk to a friend or family member about it, because everyone goes trough all emotions at some point in their life.

If you don't feel that you have anyone to talk to, please try to find someone, or you can always talk to me. We aren't meant to be alone, we need people to talk to. God is always listening, but I understand some people aren't comfortable with that for their own reasons, and that's absolutely not something I'll judge you for in any way.

Every human being is precious, and worth time to God and to *most* people. That means you, you are precious. You are loved, you emotional rollercoaster you. The next time some emotional waves come crashing down, don't try everything you can to fight them. Cry, yell into a pillow, take a walk or a break. Sometimes you need to get knocked down, but remember God will always help you get back up.

And lastly, when you feel that wave coming, do everything you can to direct those emotions AWAY from violence. Maybe your way of venting is punching stuff, being reckless or even attacking people. Please don't do that, find some safer, better ways to relieve your built up emotions if they're that cray. Pray or scream into a jar, you'll figure out what works for you.

Feel free to comment, message me, or share this. You can also find all my thoughts that I post on FB on my blog here: http://mikeyspl.blogspot.com/ I may also post random stuff on here as time goes on.

God bless you, you crazy emotion ocean.