Our Emotions Serve a Purpose

And, oh how my emotions can be topsy-turvy! But, thank God — He knows me well. In fact, He never asked for polite affection. He asked for passionate love.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” (Mark 12:30)

That’s not a Hallmark-card kind of love. That’s a whole-life, all-in, no-holding-back love.

And that’s the kind of love Heaven brought to Earth.

Jesus didn’t float down in a bubble of perfection. He stepped into our dust, our tears, our broken places — AND, our emotions!

He felt hunger, heartbreak, joy, loneliness, rejection — and love so fierce it carried Him all the way to the cross. Why? Because love isn’t real until it’s willing to feel.

Just ask Peter.
After Peter denied even knowing Jesus, you’d think the relationship was over. But Jesus met him on the shoreline and asked one simple, tender, devastating question: “Peter… do you love Me?”

Not, “Why did you fail?”
Not, “How could you?”
Just… “Do you love Me?”

That wasn’t shame. That was love inviting Peter back home.
God always leads us with love, not condemnation. His heart doesn’t pull away when ours stumbles — it leans in closer.

You see, emotions aren’t weaknesses. They are evidence we are alive. God Himself feels. He rejoices. He grieves. He loves deeply. And because we’re made in His image, we feel too.

Our tears matter.
Our joy counts.
Our passion honors Him.

Even our sorrow becomes sacred when we hand it to Him.
That’s the miracle: Heaven’s love reaches Earth, touches our hearts, and lifts us back toward Heaven again.

So don’t stuff your feelings. Don’t fear them. Bring them.
Love Him boldly.
Worship Him honestly.
Feel Him deeply.

Because a God who loves this fiercely deserves a heart that loves Him back with everything it has.
And when we do?
Oh my — heaven and earth meet right there. 💛

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