I am currently reading a book call “I Quit” by Geri Scazzero. I am about half way through it and am being challenged in many ways. I highly recommend the book. This quote really jumped out to me and I wanted to share it.
“It doesn’t matter how much you read your Bible, do good works, go to church, serve others, or know about God. If you are not honest about your true feelings, you will be stunted in your spiritual growth with God and limited in your relationships.”
The three emotions she drills down on are anger, sadness and fear. Many Christians try to hide these emotions because we have been taught that they are bad. In reality these emotions are very important for us to understand and acknowledge. If we don’,t all of our relationships are impacted in a negative way and we can slip into putting on our everything is OK face when everything is not OK. When we face reality and the reasons we are angry, sad or fearful we can begin to chip away at the hurts, hangups and habits that cause these emotions. We can start to see what is missing in our lives that has contributed to these emotions popping up. We can begin to grieve the losses we have experienced.
So what feelings are you having that you are embarrassed about or that you think you should not be having? If you are courageous enough to face your inner self head on and open up to a trusted friend, mentor or counselor, real freedom and growth will result.