Many people tend to think of their feelings as liabilities . if they had the option, they would probably choose to have their emotions surgically removed, much like inflamed tonsils or a ruptured appendix. This view of emotions-as-nuisance attracts us to the strategems previously criticized. As other things about us, like our body or our will, our feelings are potential liabilities. Dealing with them simply as nuisances guarantees that they will fulfill their potential.
If we discard popular approaches to handling our emotions, what is left to us? Are we stuck with our problems, forced to endure them day in and day out until we die? Mercifully, there is an alternative, a Christian approach to caring for emotions, based on scripture and proven to be successful in thousands of people’s lives. The Christian approach begins with the truth that our feelings are good. God has designed them for our benefit.
