This post was inspired by a Facebook post by one of my favorite teenagers. He posted, "No one can drive you crazy. . . unless you give them the keys." So true, Shaun!!! It reminded me of my favorite quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." This quote along with the Bible changed how I view myself. For years, I allowed people to control how I felt about myself! My new favorite quote is "A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part." I work in catering and a lot of times business executives will call me at the last minute and ask me to cater an event that they forgot to do. This used to really stress me out, but I no longer allow it. Don't get me wrong, I will still do my best to get them what they need because they are good customers, but they or anyone else will not be allowed to stress me out. My point?? You have control over your own emotions. No one can "push your buttons" if you don't let them. They are called YOUR emotions for a reason. They belong to you.
From this point on, don't allow people to put you down, make you angry, stress you out, or depress you. Choose to believe what the Word of God says about you, your life, and your circumstances! Make a choice today as to whether you are going to be emotion-led or Spirit-led. Our own emotions will lie to us, but the Spirit of God will never steer us wrong!