Empowering emotions
…Who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross… - Hebrews 12:2 AMP
Emotions are powerful. They are like tidal waves that come and go, bringing with them resources or debris. Emotions were given to us by our Maker to help us bridge the divide between the abstract and the concrete. When you attach an emotion to a thought, it accelerates the manifestation of that thought. Memories too are created by the emotions we associate with moments in life. The stronger the emotion attached to an experience or event, the deeper the memory formed, whether happy, sad or painful. How well you remember an incident is dependent on how strongly you felt when it occurred.
How we feel per time either empowers or weakens us. Emotions can also override one another. We can shape or alter our emotions by choosing our thoughts or changing the images that hold our attention. If you were exhausted and I told you that a loved one was in danger, that thought will create a burst of energy that would override your previous feeling of fatigue.
Another good thing about emotions is that they can be stimulated. If you think of your favorite things, you will smile and feel happier. If you think of things that are not so pleasant, it will also alter your mood negatively. It does not matter whether what you are thinking about is a real or purely imagined state. That is why it is said that successful people think of what they want all the time. It keeps them happier, energized and driven. Unsuccessful people, however, have a habit of thinking of what they do not want, and this drains them of joy, creativity and zest.
Challenge: The idea then is to place images of the results we want around us, and to think constantly of our desired states, so that we create empowering emotions. This is not being delusional but being deliberate that the feelings that govern your life are the ones that fuel your drive and feed your innovation.
Empowering emotions will get you over the hurdles of life and help you navigate bad turns on the road to destiny. Those bad times are guaranteed. But if you choose empowering emotions, by imagining how it would feel when you accomplish your goals, then there is no stopping you!