Warring with Emotionality

Episode 59 - Warring with Emotionality

One of life's inevitabilities is that it will throw you curve balls.  Whether those curve balls come in form of life-altering events or minor annoyances, work stresses or personal trials, they also inevitably produce emotion.  We might not be able to dodge the curve balls, or squelch the emotions that follow, but we can control how those emotions are then acted upon.

Chad takes a long, furrow-browed stare at emotional inevitability as lead for this episode, while Ben plays the psychologizing co-host with a familiar-sounding southern drawl.  The two face up to their general confusion over feelings and discuss how men might better deal with them.  If it is neither good nor bad to experience an emotion, then how do we determine whether or not the emotion can be trusted?  Can feelings lead us astray or betray us?  What are some ways that men can master their emotions, and how can the theological term Joy be a possible solution to emotionality?

SHOW NOTES:

Wheel of Emotion:  ejuktec3mb8wv51i9nlm.png (1202×1198) (d207ibygpg2z1x.cloudfront.net)

Bill Johnson sermon on Joy:  The Power of Choosing Joy | Bill Johnson - Bethel Redding Sermon of the Week | Podcast on Spotify

Peter Kreeft essay on Joy:  Joy by Peter Kreeft