When Emotions Become Invitations
Listening to the Soul Through Union With God
They are part of how God speaks to us as whole humans.
God created us with emotions on purpose—not as flaws to manage or obstacles to overcome, but as part of our soul: our thinker, feeler, and chooser woven together as one living system.
Emotions are signals.
They alert us.
They awaken us.
They invite us to pay attention.
They only become destructive when we ignore them, suppress them, or let them “go to seed”—when instead of awakening us, they immobilize us.
In union with God, emotions are not something to fear.
They are something to listen to—with Him.
What Our Emotions Are Trying to Tell Us
Every emotion carries wisdom when held in the light of Love.
Bitterness reveals where healing is still needed—where judgments toward others or ourselves remain lodged in the heart.
Resentment points to places we are living in the past, unable to receive the present as it is.
Discomfort signals an invitation to pause, notice, and choose differently.
Anger shows us where injustice is sensed—where boundaries matter and change is needed.
Disappointment reminds us that we cared, that we hoped, that apathy has not won.
Shame exposes where we’ve internalized voices that are not God’s and forgotten who He says we are.
Anxiety reveals disconnection from the present—being pulled between past wounds and future fears.
Sadness speaks of depth: love, loss, compassion, and longing.
None of these emotions are sins. They are invitations.
From Reaction to Revelation
Emotions are meant to lead us to God, not away from Him.
Instead of reacting, we listen.
Instead of suppressing, we bring them into His presence.
God does not shame us for feeling.
He meets us there.
In His presence, emotions become teachers—revealing roots, clarifying needs, and inviting healing that leads to wise action rather than impulsive reaction.
Living Fully Human, Fully United
This is not emotional management—it is relational listening.
When emotions arise, don’t ask, “How do I get rid of this?”
Ask, “God, what are You showing me here—and how are You inviting me to respond?”
That question turns emotion into revelation.
And revelation leads us into a fuller, freer, more human life—lived in union with Love.
Reflection
Which emotion have you been avoiding instead of listening to?
What might God be revealing through it right now?
How could union with Him transform reaction into wise response?