This document discusses emotions and how to manage them. It defines emotions and describes how humans experience primary and secondary emotions through fast and slow pathways in the brain. It then explains how to "ACE" emotional management by acknowledging emotions, controlling emotional impulses, and exemplifying Christ-like responses to emotions. Jesus experienced both positive emotions like hope, joy, compassion, and love as well as negative emotions like anger, distress, agony, sorrow, and grief. The document encourages controlling emotions rather than letting emotions control us and recommends exemplifying Jesus' example of using intellect to benefit God's cause. In conclusion, ACEing emotions benefits both physical and spiritual health.
4. a: is a noun that means the AFFECTIVE
aspect of CONSCIOUSNESS.
b: It is a state of feeling
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
5. c: A conscious mental reaction (such as
anger or fear) SUBJECTIVELY experienced as
strong feeling usually directed toward a
specific object and typically accompanied by
physiological and behavioural change in the
body.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
10. ACE
transitive verb
a: to earn a high grade on (something such as
an examination); especially:
b: to get an A on it. It also means to perform
extremely well in.
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
13. History and Etymology for acknowledge
ac- (in acknow "to confess knowledge of,"
going back to Middle English aknowen, going
back to Old English oncnāwan, acnāwan "to
know, recognize, admit, confess,"
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
14. ACKNOWLEDGE
transitive verb
a: to recognize the rights, authority, or status
of
b : to disclose knowledge of or agreement with
c : to recognize as genuine or valid
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
16. Jesus’ Negative Emotions
Anger
Matthew 21:12-13
12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who
were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the
tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were
selling doves.
13 And He *said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL
BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a
ROBBERS' DEN."
17. Jesus’ Negative Emotions
Distress
Mark 14:33 And He *took with Him Peter and James
and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
Agony
Luke 22:44 And being in agony He was praying very
fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood,
falling down upon the ground.
19. Jesus’ Positive Emotions
Hope
the present enjoyment of future blessings
Luke 22:15 “And He said to them, "I have earnestly
desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;”
20. Jesus’ Positive Emotions
Joy
Joy is the conduct of Jesus’ life
John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you so that My
joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
Note: Probably this is where many of us miss the mind of
Christ more than any other area--we borrow tomorrow’s
hurt.
Jesus was joyful/cheerful in the Last Supper.
21. Jesus’ Positive Emotions
Compassion
On all these occasions, Jesus met the need and healed the
hurt.
Matthew 9:36 “Seeing the people, He felt compassion for
them, because they were distressed and dispirited like
sheep without a shepherd.”
22. Jesus’ Positive Emotions
Love
Love is the central emotion of the mind of Christ
John 15:9 "Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also
loved you; abide in My love.
23. We need to acknowledge our positive emotions as
well as our negative emotions.
Unexpressed emotions never die. They are buried
alive and will come forth later in uglier ways
We should let ourselves experience these
emotions embrace them and feel them when
the time calls for it.
27. CONTROL
transitive verb
a : to exercise restraining or directing
influence over : REGULATE
control one's anger
b : to have power over : RULE
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary
30. “Bobby, your problem is that
you’ve mastered the game of
golf, but you haven’t
mastered your
emotions; until you
master your emotions,
you’ll never be a
champion in golf.”
45. Why is that?
“too often, gamma people get lost in their
emotions”
Remember:
emotions are gauges not guides.
46. Conclusion:
We need ACE our emotions because it will
benefit us physically but also spiritually.
Be GUIDED by the Holy Spirit in your
A-C-E
The longer we live, the stronger we are, the
more useful we will be in the Kingdom of
God.
47. And remember that this “light momentary
affliction is preparing for [you] an eternal
weight of glory beyond all comparison” (2
Corinthians 4:17) and very soon, it’s going to be
over.
And God, your Great Reward, will be all
the inheritance you will ever want
forever.
Editor's Notes
Affective - relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions
Consciousness - the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself
relating to or being experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states
The distinction between the primary and the secondary emotions is paralleled by two brain pathways: a fast pathway and a slow pathway
The thalamus acts as the major gatekeeper in this process. Our response to the basic emotion of fear, for instance, is primarily determined by the fast pathway through the limbic system. When a car pulls out in front of us on the highway, the thalamus activates and sends an immediate message to the amygdala. We quickly move our foot to the brake pedal.
Secondary emotions are more determined by the slow pathway through the frontal lobes in the cortex. When we stew in jealousy over the loss of a partner to a rival or recollect our win in the big tennis match, the process is more complex.
Information moves from the thalamus to the frontal lobes for cognitive analysis and integration, and then from there to the amygdala. We experience the arousal of emotion, but it is accompanied by a more complex cognitive appraisal, producing more refined emotions and behavioural responses.
Thalamus on the regulation of emotional behavior is not due to the activity of the thalamus itself, but to the connections between the thalamus and other limbic-system structures.
Amygdala- Known as the emotional center of the brain, the amygdala is involved in evaluating the emotional valence of situations (e.g., happy, sad, scary). It helps the brain recognize potential threats and helps prepare the body for fight-or-flight reactions by increasing heart and breathing rate. The amygdala is also responsible for learning on the basis of reward or punishment.
Frontal lobe –
planing and engaging in goal-directed behavior;
recognizing future consequences of current actions;
choosing between good and bad actions;
overriding and suppressing socially unacceptable responses;
determining similarities and differences between objects or situations.
Core or Primary emotions
Secondary emotions branch out from the core/primary
Tertiary emotions are combinations of two emotions
The mind always has been more important to God than outward actions.
At times, the bible uses the word heart where we would use the word mind
because for God the inner being is more important than the outward actions because outward actions reflects what is inside.
Note that He did not throw tantrums rather he expressed zeal for the Father’s house. (Mark 3:1-5)
Holy anger (appropriate expression of emotions) comes from such a pure fountain that we probably would dwell not to try to imitate it.
Sorrow- death of Lazarus – Sorrow/ Grief a hint of God’s grief over the reign of sin and death
Distress- Mar 14:34 And He *said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch."
Agony-
Sorrow- death of Lazarus – Sorrow/ Grief a hint of God’s grief over the reign of sin and death
Probably this is where many of us miss the mind of Christ more than any other area-we borrow tomorrow’s hurt.
Jesus was joyful/cheerful in the Last Supper.
Play inside out riley
Play Riley Inside out acknowledge our emotions
Unexpressed emotions never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways
But because our emotions are wired into our fallen natures as well as into our regenerated natures, sin and Satan have access to them and will use them to try and manipulate us to act faithlessly.
That’s why our emotional responses to temptation can seem like imperatives (you must do…) rather than indicatives (here’s what you’re being told). Just remember, that’s deceit
The next point will explain what we are going to do after acknowledging our emotions. Letter C stands for CONTROL
Bobby Jones is a legendary golf player who has won a major tournament at 21.
By the age 28, he had already won the grand slam and retired.
Jones had an uncle who said that by the time he was 14, Bobby was probably already the best golfer in the world.
He certainly was popular. However, Jones was also known for his temper because he would throw his clubs when he got irritated.
Jones’ uncle sat down with him and said, “Bobby, your problem is that you’ve mastered the game of golf, but you haven’t mastered your emotions; until you master your emotions, you’ll never be a champion in golf.”
Casting out the money changer in the temple was not an unthoughtful, impulsive action.
Jesus made the whip himself.
Coolly and deliberately, Jesus expressed his anger and zeal but with unchanging holiness
We can never control (master) what we do not acknowledge so the first step to control our outburst is that we need to acknowledge the emotion and since we have a better view of it we can easily control them.
We need to Think before we act that is why Acknowledging (Think) comes before Controlling (Act).
As we said in point number one the Mind of Christ has both Positive and Negative resident emotions, but they are subject to the will.
He had an unbelievable knowledge and use of the Old Testament.
Jesus is the best person who EXEMPLIFY keen intellect and quick response because in every situation God’s purpose were the source of His ready answers.
Biblical wisdom is available to the uneducated person as well as to the scholar.
Wisdom is very important that the Bible has a number of books that were designated as “wisdom literature” (Job, Psalm, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon).
Alpha are cautious, reserved, quiet, and undemanding
Beta are spontaneous, active, outgoing
Gamma are moody, emotional and either over or under demanding
77.3% of the gamma people suffered from major disorders LIKE CANCER, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISTURBANCE
emotions are gauges not guides.
Let them tell you where the attack is being made so you can fight it with the right promises.
And go to a trusted friend for prayer, perspective, and counsel if you need to.