Seeds of Wisdom

Romans 8:14 – “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”

As human beings, we are moved to action by our emotions irrespective of our status or age. An emotion is a strong feeling, a disturbance, a departure from the normal calm state of rational thinking and acting. It is an impulse towards an action that has not been reasoned and approved by the mind. These include feelings or impulses such as fear, anger, disgust, grief, joy, surprise, desire etc. Closely associated with our emotions are our moods. A mood is basically, a predominant emotion. An emotionally immature person has not learnt to control his/her mood. Meaning such an individual is driven by their dominant emotion.

God endowed us in His own image with a mind. We must first learn and acquire knowledge. We are also endowed with the capacity to reason from that knowledge; think, plan, arrive at conclusions and make decisions. God’s intention is for our minds to direct our actions. We can never achieve God's purpose unless we first learn to be emotionally mature. Our opening scripture says as many as are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God. True spiritual maturity is when we are led by the Spirit, not by our emotions.

Further Reading: Galatians 5:15-24, Colossians 3:1-15, Romans 8:1-26

Prayer: Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you to control your emotions.