"A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them." -Oscar Wilde ( He still screwed up in life but at least he's smart enough to come out with such a quote.)
Emotions, imagine living without them, we'd be like zombies going "uguhgughguuugugguhhhh *slurrrrrrs*". They are God given and God has them too since we're created in His image. It is embedded so deep within us that we get controlled by them sometimes. I am myself a victim (sadly, a willing one) to it but i've been lately trying to establish a firm dominance over my emotions. Being ruled by your emotions can cause serious shit. You'll rush into relationships and decisions, you'll get wrapped up in self-pity, you'll be insecure, you'll make the wrong choices and so on. It's basically a lot easier to follow one's feelings than to wait upon God.
I guess that's why it's so important to have mastery over it instead of having it rule over you. Being governed by truths and facts is the way to go! Don't be strapped down by despair, destroyed by anger, tricked by a moment of desire and be found crying over spilt milk. It just ain't worth it!
"Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit." Proverbs 25:28 (NASB)
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