The proper course of action is to replace destructive feelings with others that are good or to subordinate them- anger and sexual desire for example-in a way that makes them constructive. We do no first try to root out these destructive feelings but they are eliminated as we make the first move: going toward love, joy and peace, based on faith and hope in God.DW p88
posted by TK at 6:58 PM
Welcome to our online discussion of Dallas Willard and Jan Johnson's Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation. Each day, Monday-Friday, I will post the title of that day's chapter and maybe an excerpt from the chapter. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to read that day's selection from the book then click on the comment link and add your $.02 to the conversation. If you are a highlighter maybe just share what you highlighted and why you highlighted it. Maybe something really resonated with you as you tackled that day's experiment, share that with us. Maybe, as happened with me, the first time I read the book, God will reveal something to you. Read the comments that others leave, respond to each other, ask for clarification, let someone know you connected with a comment they left. My hope is that working through this book together we will get much more out of it, we might not only grow in Christlikeness but grow closer to each other. If you have any technical difficulties please email me at tkay3atcharterdotnet.
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This one is very hard for me because I suffer from depression and sometimes can not control my moods the good thing about it is I am aware of them and working toward trying to control them. My goal is to kick this problem.
God help me get control of my moods and kick the depression that consumes my moods. Lord fill me up with peace and serenity and your will to be the person you want me to be. In JESUS name AMEN!!
REPLACING those destructive feelings is key, but also not easy. I can really appreciate what you're saying, MB. CONTROLLING moods is hard work! I liked what JJ said about feelings taking over...like a boogey man hunching over us...because they're being fed by the images we play over and over in our minds. BUT" if my first freedom is where I put my mind" I can start purposing to give "airtime" to those better replacement thoughts . Definitely not easy, but worth trying.
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