God's Girls - Woman On A Mission: Fruit of the Spirit - Devotional Journal

One of the most precious gifts God created and gave us as girls is our emotions, which go deep, and even penetrate the depths of our souls. This is one reason why God refers to us as the weaker vessel, compared to men. He knew our feelings would often direct our actions and makes us highly sensitive in many areas. For example, even in trying to be in alignment with destiny, it is our emotions that motivate us to like a certain boy, and then to say yes to that ring, because we feel (our soul) loved and then know (our mind) that we are loved.

Since emotions can and do often control our actions and change in an instant, we need to recognise and master them, because they often produce susceptibility to making foolish choices based on flashes of emotion that carry serious consequences and cause our lives to end up in ruins. Therefore, it is important to learn how to be aware of our feelings at each given moment, especially before making decisions and taking subsequent action. Without doubt handling good emotions is far easier because this produces positive results, whereas when negative emotions pass through our hearts, how do we respond; by vindictive behaviour or worse? Admittedly, buying flowers for someone we like is less of a challenge than when we feel irritation towards a person.

By meditating on the Scriptures given, this will guide your daily walk between you and the Lord and enable you to be rooted and truly live a life that reflects the love and freedom in Jesus Christ. Remember, there is only one force that can defeat human nature-the power of God's Spirit and the fruit it produces we explore Galatians 5:22-25.