"Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming
but we can choose which one to surf." -Jonatan Martensson
I
find myself agreeing to the quotation and thinking through how this has
been true in my very own life. There have been many waves of feelings
that swept into my life since I was a child until I face each day. These
feelings have come from the daily interactions I had with different
kinds of people; from having encountered new friends, from having
experienced kindness or rudeness from people; from the guys I've met; from
encountering a natural or man-made disaster; from reading books and
watching movies; from messages God has spoken through different people;
or from the travels I have made. All of these have become like waves of
feelings that truly we cannot stop from coming. There are feelings I'm glad I've surfed and there are those I regret I did.
We were created to have feelings. Feelings just come and go because we are created that way--to have feelings.
We were created to have feelings. Feelings just come and go because we are created that way--to have feelings.
The
good thing about feelings is that "...we can choose which one to surf."
Whatever feelings comes and give us a wave from our normal life we have
the capacity to prevent ourselves from going with the wave. To
illustrate, fine, I'll give you a chance. Let's go to your favorite
topic-- "Feelings toward a guy or girl you met". After all this is the
most dangerous and common feelings we get that we must know what to do
with.
Let
me ask you a question. How many guy or girls have you met that you feel
you like since you were given that idea of "liking someone"? REALLY? It
can't be just one...Naah! I myself can count at least 5. Wait, don't
get me wrong here. I'm not talking about the boyfriend or girlfriends or
MUs you've had I am just talking about someone you "like" just like
facebook. Haha. The point is you will face different people in the
different places and these situation may face you at least twice if not
five times. COME ON! Let's be honest. Now, how many times have you let
yourself surf those feelings and end up hurting or if not hurting at
least realizing the person is not for you.
My
friend, the good news is, "If there's a will there's a way"--If you
want to control your feelings you can control it. If you do not want to
control it then would you want to be someone who has surfed too many
feelings that are not supposed to be surfed and end up drowning or being
eaten by the shark of brokenness. Then when the time comes for you to
express your feelings to the RIGHT person God has prepared for you
you've got nothing left. Of course God will restore you once you repent.
I have experienced His restoration from surfing the wrong waves when my
feelings must be dedicated to serving Him. But if you already knew that
YOU SHOULD NOT waste your feelings to what is not for you then why
bother wasting your time surfing the wrong wave? Why not give your
feelings to God is worth all of it NOW? I say, that's the best wave to
surf--feelings for God and then one day He will give you the RIGHT
person in His RIGHT timing.
As The Fray sings, "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same"--All At Once
Yes it's hard that's why we need God to help us have SELF-CONTROL. :) I choose to be at His side because He knows every right and safe wave to surf. Do you?
