Biblical Answer

To keep your emotions in check, you must first understand that your emotions are a fluctuating and unreliable guide to truth. They are tied to complex physical, psychological, and social factors, and can wax and wane in infuriating ways. While it's essential to acknowledge and express your emotions, it's equally crucial to recognize that they should not be exalted to the place of supreme authority in determining your actions.

To maintain emotional balance, you must learn to examine yourself and your heart. This involves being aware of your affections, desires, and fears. What gets you excited? Depressed? Afraid? Angry? Hopeless? These emotions can reveal what you understand about God, yourself, and the world around you. By understanding your emotions, you can begin to turn them over to God, rather than letting them control you. This means being honest with yourself and God about your feelings, and seeking to align them with biblical truth.

In addition to self-examination, it's essential to develop a habit of repentance and surrender. When you feel angry, fearful, or hopeless, don't just suppress these emotions or act on them impulsively. Instead, take time to examine your heart and repent of any sins that may be contributing to your emotions. Then, surrender your emotions to God, asking Him to guide and direct you. This means being willing to let go of your emotions and trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when you don't feel like it. By doing so, you can learn to keep your emotions in check and live a life that reflects biblical values and teachings. As the psalmist said, "You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness" (Psalm 30:11). Amen. We can also say, "Darkness is my closest friend" (Psalm 88:18). When your emotions feel muted or always low, the important question is not "How can I figure out what my emotions are telling me?" but rather "What is God telling me through my emotions?" We need to turn our emotions over to God and ask Him to give us wisdom and guidance. We need to be honest with ourselves and God about our feelings, and seek to align them with biblical truth. This means being willing to let go of our emotions and trust in God's sovereignty and goodness, even when we don't feel like it. By doing so, we can learn to keep our emotions in check and live a life that reflects biblical values and teachings. Amen.