Earlier today I had the thought in
mind, “I feel sad.” Today some of the details relating to my
late gran’s estate were finalized, so I suppose it would be natural
for sad feelings and memories to pop up. A short while later though
I received an email stating that we had to nominate our “employee
of the month” and after sending that through another thought popped
up, “I feel happy.”
So how come our moods can change
from one moment to the next without warning? That’s because our
emotions are directly linked to the thoughts we are having. Happy
thoughts release happy feelings and sad thoughts produce sad
feelings.
So is there a way to overcome
sadness? Most times I can say yes. Grief is somewhat different and
can override all other emotions. For the most part though the way to
control our emotions is through our thought life.
Doesn’t Revelation tell us, “They
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their
testimony?” Absolutely! So when sad emotions hit, where possible
take control of them by thinking and feeling thoughts that bring your
mind back to God and his goodness.
It wouldn’t hurt to hum a little
ditty that makes you smile…. Something like the “Happy Talking”
song from the old movie “South Pacific” usually does it for me.
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