Every destructive habit comes from unhealthily regulating emotions. This is perhaps one of the most powerful tools of Satan, so how are we combating this evil?
Emotions such as anxiety, depression, stress, anger, fear, and doubt are all running rampant in our society and in our hearts and minds. If not taken care of they can lead to destructive urges such as binge eating, surfing the internet, or watching TV. Such actions can lead to pornography, drug addictions, or even the destructive habit of biting your fingernails -- all in a moment to ease emotional instability. If we succumb to such tendencies we are becoming desensitized to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost, pleading with us to stop because we are toying with self-destruction.
I'm here to issue a challenge. Make a promise to yourself and to God to emotionally regulate by:
Reading your scriptures,
Praying to God,
Going on a run,
or taking a cold shower.
If there is one thing God wants us to know as we fight off the natural man it's . . .
We are better than our emotions.
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