Growing…

It’s grey outside, and God is emotional… i think…

I was reading Mark 3:20-30 (it’s the part where Jesus is accused of performing miracles out of satan’s power, instead of the Holy Spirit) and Jesus tells everyone that if you blaspheme the Spirit then you’re eternally condemned.  It doesn’t so much intrigue me because I worry about blaspheming the Spirit (which I do) but because it feels like Jesus is reacting in a very protective manner towards the Pharisees.  It’s kind of like He’s saying ‘how dare you!’ (which, coincidently isn’t something you probably want to hear from the Son of God).  It’s this thought that spurred on a chain of thought regarding God’s emotions, and what that means.  Now, I’m not saying that in this particular passage this is what’s going on (not NEAR enough study to really know what’s going on yet…if ever) but we see clearly in scripture that God is love, that God is jealous, that God is angry, that God is pleased.  He’s not a robot, and point of fact, is the originator of emotion, but that scares me. 

Emotions (for me) are a critical weak spot. 

Depending on my emotions, one day’s actions can follow an entirely different path then the next.  If I’m happy, I’m usually more energetic, and thusly I usually accomplish more, make better decisions, and thrive on productivity purpose.  When I’m down (i.e. when it’s grey outside) I’m slow, lethargic, plodding, and prone to reflect on all my failures and shortcomings, believing I’ll always be in this rut no matter how hard I try, but desperately waiting for that trigger to right my ship.  I do things I know (and honestly don’t want) to do, instead of the things I should (see: The Apostle Paul – Romans 7:14-20) 

I don’t want God to be that way and I’m pretty sure He isn’t.  What I want is to be emotional, like my God is emotional…I’m just not sure how…

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