Emotions

"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Ecc. 3:4

Emotions means " any of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear, hate, love, etc."

Drama queen means "a person who often has exaggerated or overly emotional reactions to events or situations"

My Personality:

If you look up my name, you would discover that it means "youthful". If you were to look it up in Russian, the word is similar to a "whirligig" toy... that describes me accurately. Throughout my youth, my emotions would fluctuate frequently... even daily! The teenage years were the hardest for me. I hit puberty and my emotions spun out of control. I was on a continuous emotional high and then would hit a dramatic emotional low (This was not fun!). A cycle that never seemed to slow to a calm steady pace....

There was a point when I wanted to quit being a girl and wanted to be a guy. I hated my emotions. I thought why did God create women with such wild expressive emotions?

Emotions are Good:

No, really, they are! They are important. Emotions help us identify with others who are hurting or going through pain. We can sense their heartache and sorrow. We are able to understand ourselves and our closest family members better. Emotions help us to express our own joys and happiness. 

We are able to connect quickly (accurately) with other women by:

#1 Building strong friendships.
#2 Encouraging the hurting.
#3 Comforting the sorrowful with strength.
#4 Praying with empathy and compassion.

Good Ways to Express it:

#1 Quality Time

If you are a parent, spend time with your children and give them time to express their emotions to you. Some do it through verbal cues; others do it through non-verbal cues. Allow them to open up to you even with the silliest of things; they are building trust with you. This helps children discover how to express sadness or frustrations correctly. (Titus 2:4-5) 

We are training our girls to express if they are happy, sad, or frustrated. We want them to let emotions out rather than bottling it up until it explodes. ;)

If you are married, communicate and share your emotions with your spouse.  Share emotions even when it's difficult or uncomfortable. This helps them to understand you better and to know how you feel about certain things. Wait for the right time and the right place, if possible. Pray before speaking. :)

#2 Write it Out (Privately)

If you are a teenager or young adult, you are going through some of the wildest emotions you will experience and.... all before noon! (No, seriously!) This is okay and normal. Your hormones are ever changing. My suggestion to you: write it in a personal private journal and spill it all out. 

(Don't share your emotions with the world... Your emotions change, remember? "Yes, I'm happy... no, wait, I'm sad... nevermind!")

#3 Pray unto Your Best Friend

Since our emotions can be unpredictable, pray for God to stabilize them, teach you how to control them, or to give you insight on why you are feeling a certain way. Seek answers of your emotions in God's Word. Sing in moments of frustrations or sadness or whatever emotion you might be feeling! God can lift you up if you ask Him! (Psalm 62:8)

REMEMBER it's okay to be more emotional than men. God made us women with a wider and more expressive range of emotions. That's a good thing (just do it the right way). We should be thankful and appreciate it!

(Some verses on emotions: Phil 4:7-8, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 139:23, Prov. 17:22, Ecc. 7:3, Prov. 4:23)