EMOTIONALLY LED

EMOTIONALLY LED 

By LTJ

I have heard many times not to allow your emotions motivate your actions, although, I have never fully agreed. I am aware that emotions can lead us to make irrational decision but I am also aware that emotions can lead us to make some beneficial changes. Rather the emotion, or attitude, is to finish a project, pursue a relationship, get over a difficulty or change careers, those decisions are led by some type of emotion and through that feeling we are driven to do what is necessary to achieve our goal. Our emotions are our motivation.  

 

Our emotions can lead us to instruction, construction and even destruction. They will cause us to view things in another light, with more or less meaning and importance. Now some people are meant to stay right where they are in life, stable, comfortable and happy. Yet some of us are meant to soar as eagles in limitless skies, to seek new heights, in search of the "more to life". Good or bad, angry, happy or sad, emotions will always lead to some type of action, but the goal should always be, to let it lead you to greater than before and not reduce you to lesser than.

On a Personal Note: I am an eagle, always searching and soaring for more of what God has in store. I have learned when situations start to get uncomfortable it means there is a major change that's about to take place. God will attempt to guide me through spirit to where He needs me to go but because of freewill, I have the option to choose what I will or will not do. Unfortunately, I often choose my will, for many reasons, but mostly due to fear and comfortability. "It’s not that bad”, “I can wait another year”, "How will I do it?” - Those are just a few excuses of my "why nots".  Sometimes I get complacent in a situation, settling for the mundane, accepting less than I deserve and it takes a dose of extreme emotion for me to see clearer and to get back on en route to destiny. God will disrupt my comfort zone and turn things upside down and force me to take notes, take heed, and in turn encourage me to take the necessary actions to do what’s in my best interest. Nevertheless, the option is still my decision to make and my decision can make me or break me.

My advice ~Allow your emotions to lead. Take note of the reason, draw a conclusion and permit your emotions to fuel your motivation to act... with rationality and a sound mind of course.

~LTJ 02/22/2017