Don’t allow your drama into the driver’s seat

It is so important to gain control over your emotions; refuse to let them rule. When you put your feelings in the driver’s seat, you just might find yourself starting to go places you have no business going. The impact of rash choices not only affects you but those closest to you. 

You can find yourself making decisions you would never otherwise have made when you were in a spiritual high season. You can find yourself saying things you would never say without thorough thought. 

It's critically important to understand that just because your feelings pull strong now is no reason to follow your feelings. 

Guess what: Sometimes your feelings are not just wrong, but just plain foolish and will play tricks on you. 

What we need is a true gut check where our heart and head are running at the same speed, as a team. Working together to think and feel (Proverbs 4:23). Remember, Satan does his best work when we’re off balance. Don’t give him the weapon with which he can push you down.

In Philippians 4:6-7, Paul says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Paul tells us that prayer is the pathway to guarding our hearts and minds with the peace of God. Peace comes as a comfort rooted in our trust in God that is expressed in the process of prayer. So, guarding your heart (being mindful of what you're feeling) is the result of clear and clean communication.

It begins with prayer to God and overflows into communication with the other person. In other words, the key to guarding your heart is to talk to God about your situations before you express yourself to another person. Think before you speak, and pray before you act.