Lord, please help me to change - Judith Couchman

WHEN TH E INSID E SPILL S OU TAlso, Angela's emotions wer e necessary . Emotion s hel p u ssort ou t wha t needs t o b e changed. W e can depen d o n the m t oguide u s toward healing . They remin d u s o f our humanit y an dour nee d for God. They signal that , yes, we've entered th e chang eprocess.Still, there's n o excus e fo r pummeling peopl e aroun d us .(Angela wa s lucky we valued our jobs and paychecks , or w e migh tnot hav e stuc k with her. ) Wit h th e hel p o f God's Word an d Hi sSpirit, we can gai n insigh t t o our emotion s and graduall y captur ethem befor e the y torped o everyon e i n sight . (An d lear n t orequest forgivenes s when the y do. )So when w e expect ourselve s t o change, w e can anticipat ethe emotions , too . An d whe n w e hang o n fo r th e quake , mor eoften than not , a lovable person wil l ascend from the debris .EHPERSONAL CHECKPOIN TIn Part Three, explore the emotions common t o die change process .But first, answer these questions :1. Wha t emotions hav e you fel t in th e change process ?2. Ho w do you feel about your emotional reactions ?3. Ho w might yo u lear n t o respond rathe r tha n reac t when you remotions spill ?51