Being honest with yourself about your feelings takes great courage. Denying them is the easiest path in the short run, but never sustainable. Feelings must be faced, considered and then healthy decisions made based upon them. They need never control us, but are an opportunity to consider the thoughts that generate the feelings. In Galatians 5 the Apostle Paul urges us to exhibit fruits of the Spirit, one of which is self-control, which is certainly applicable to our emotions.
Dr. David Hawkins, MBA, MSW, MA, PhD, is a Christian Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Marriage Recovery Center. He has helped bring healing to thousands of marriages and individuals and is passionate about working with couples in crisis. If you need help, please reach out to his Client Care Team at 206.219.0145 or through their website. Dr. Hawkins is also a speaker & trainer for the American Association of Christian Counselors and is a best-selling author of over thirty books including Never Fight Again, Gauranteed and When Loving Him is Hurting You. He has two grown sons, is happily married to Christie Hawkins, and lives on Bainbridge Island, outside Seattle, WA.