Can you work on your emotional system and have it run in harmony with your spiritual system?

Jesus was an emotional and spiritual being. He celebrated at a wedding, wept over Lazarus, grieved that he could not gather the people together. At times he left everyone to be alone and pray. He got angry at the temple vendors, practiced assertiveness with the Pharisees, and in the garden he pleaded.

Jesus was our perfect spiritual example. And he ran a healthy emotional system. Jesus used emotions in relationships and to make connections.

Think about how he connected with the woman at the well, or changed the heart of Zacchaeus after Jesus went to his house for one meal. And, there is also the touching emotional story of the woman who dried the feet of Jesus with her hair.

Why this matters

Jesus is our perfect spiritual example. And yes, he ran a healthy emotional system too. We must understand that we too can have a healthy emotional system in harmony with our spiritual system.

Prayer

Father, thank you for Jesus. He is my savior and my emotional example. Help me grow wiser in my spirit. And help me run an emotional system that is in harmony with you Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Bible Connection

Read the following passages:

• John 2:13-17
• John 11:35
• Matthew 26:39
• Luke 6:12
• Luke 13:34