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Plug In Your Emotional
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by Rick Warren
In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages
that inspire him the most. Today's Devotional is based on this passage: "Then,
because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a
chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place
and get some rest'" (Mark 6:31 NIV).
Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel inadequate? Are you ready to blow at
any moment? You can't love others in a godly way when you're at the end of
your emotional rope. How many relationships have been ripped apart because
the people involved failed to take care of themselves emotionally?
God's Word gives us three habits that can help us recharge emotionally when
we have nothing left to give.
*1. Solitude.* Mark 6:31 says, "So many people were coming and
going...[Jesus] said to them [the disciples], 'Come with me by yourselves to
a quiet place and get some rest'" (NIV). Jesus understood that your emotions
are like a battery. If you plug one lightbulb into a battery, it will last
for a fairly long time. If you plug in 100 lights, the battery will drain
very quickly. Many of you have so many lights plugged in, your battery is
shot. You can't recharge anybody else—you can't give love—if your own
battery is drained. You recharge when you get away by yourself.
*2. Play.* The Bible says, "Jesus came enjoying life" (Matthew 11:19 PH). He
was the most people-focused, ministry-intensive person who ever lived, yet
he took the time to have fun. Certain activities recharge you emotionally;
they literally re-create your energy and enthusiasm for life. We all have
different activities that recharge us because we're all made differently.
Find out what recharges you emotionally and make time for it.
*3. Laughter.* Proverbs 17:22 says, "Being cheerful keeps you healthy"
(GNT). Studies prove that when you laugh, it increases your number of
T-cells, which raises your immunity level. Laughter is good for your health.
Humor is God's gift to us. Remember, God has a sense of humor—he made you!
To be emotionally balanced, take God very seriously but don't take yourself
seriously. Learn to laugh at your limitations. There is plenty of material.
If you only laugh and enjoy life when your problems are all solved, you'll
never enjoy life.
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest,
Calif., one of America’s largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick
is author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life and The
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