Our Will and Our Emotions

As believers, with our the intellect and our will with emotions, we need to learn how to understand the soul within us. The “self” in our soul must submit to the Holy Spirit, so that it can be purified.

As free moral agents, our own minds tell us what we think, but our thoughts are not necessarily God’s thoughts. Our wills dictate what we want, even when it conflicts with what God wants for us.

Our emotions govern our feelings, when in reality our hearts should only be subject to God and His Word. God wants us to replace our thoughts, desires, and feelings with His, so that we can live in victory in this life.

Start by telling God you want to live His way. Paul urges us in Romans 6 to “offer” ourselves to Him, so make a choice today to offer your soul to Him rather than to ourselves.

As the soul is purified it is trained to carry God’s thoughts, desires and feelings, and then we can become a powerful outlet for His glory.

Scripture Reading: Romans Chapter 6.1–14

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game.

—Will Durant