Why You Don't Need to Fear Feelings
I've always been a deeply feeling person. Whether it's a tragic book ending, a triumphant battle-cry, a friend's depression, or the changing of Earth's seasons - my heart is greatly invested in the joys and the sorrows of the things and people around me. "This is their problem, not yours. You don't need to concern yourself with it." "Yes, they're leaving. A lot of people do. Someday you'll just have to get used to it." But for some reason, I'd rather not get used to it. Maybe I am overcaring and sensitive - but I don't want to live life numb. I would rather be vulnerable and risk letting my heart be broken sometimes than to be blind to the beauty of this world. Even the beauty of the broken things and the broken people. I believe that God created us with emotions. Though it is inherently sinful to let our feelings guide us to the point of murder, covetousness, and idolatry - it is not sin to feel other things. It...