Ro 71425 NLT 14 So the trouble is not with the law for it is spiritual and good The trouble is with me for I am all too human a slave to sin 15 I dont really understand myself for I want to do what is right but I dont do it Instead I do what I hate ID: 660063
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Emotions are Essential
The Struggle Is RealSlide3
Ro 7:14–25 (NLT) --
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So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin.
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I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.
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But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good.
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So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does
itSlide4
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And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can’t.
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I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
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But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
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I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. Slide5
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I love God’s law with all my heart.
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But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
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Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?
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Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin. Slide6
Emotions - Definition
Emotion=a conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feelings usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body (Webster)
Emotion= A state of feeling 2. A state of mental agitation or disturbance 3. The part of consciousness that involves feelings; sensibilitySlide7
Emotions - Definition
The
soul
is defined as the moral and
emotional
nature of human beings
b
:
the quality that arouses
emotion
and sentiment
c
:
spiritual or moral force
The soul is made up of our
mind=your thinker,
will=your chooser, and
emotions
=your feeler
The soul has an affinity for negative thoughts and images
.
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Emotions – The struggle is real
The struggle is with what I “want to do” verses “what I do” or what I “have to do”.
Emotions just are what they are, neither good or bad.
Problem is we don’t know what to do with them.Slide9
Emotions – The struggle is real
Emotions are Indicators, Not
Motivators
They help identify issues (positive and negative)
Their
purpose is not to dictate how we respond but to indicate that
a response is necessary.
Principles motivate behaviorSlide10
Emotions R Essential
God
is emotional
(
Jer
15:1, Is 1:14, Is 42:1, Ps 103:13)
Heb
4:15 (NIV84) --
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For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Slide11
Emotional Health is the Struggle
Emotional health is alignment, it is Peace.
Jesus said:
Jn
14:27 (NLT) --
27
“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. Slide12
Emotional Health
E
motionally healthy people are aligned:
Their Heart and Mind are in concert.
They are at peace
(i.e. absence of conflict)
What does emotional health look like?
Awareness & Acknowledgment of feelings
Proper response to feelingsSlide13
Emotional Health: What does it look like?
Consistency: Holy Spirit lead life
Resilience: Ability to face of challenges
Expressive: Healthy emotional expressions.
Connected: Social interaction/ relationships
Positive outlook: Can see the bright side of dark eventsSlide14
Purpose of this Series
To be an emotionally healthy Church
To cultivate a healthy emotional Life
To be in touch with our emotions
Properly utilize our emotions