Why Emotions?

Some people ask, “Why do my emotions have to be involved in my Christianity? Why can't I just read my Bible and go to church and that's enough?”

Reading our Bible and going to church – those are essential things – but if that's the extent of our Christianity, then we just know about God, instead of knowing God. Those are great avenues for building intimacy. But if we're just moving our eyes over words on a page or just parking our butt in a pew so we can check a box – there's no intimacy.

The Bible describes our relationship with Jesus like a marriage – we're the bride and he's the groom. So let's ask that question in the context of marriage: “Do we want to know our spouse – it's enough to just know about them – just read their bio – right? Why would we want our emotions involved in our marriage? Who would want that?” Obviously, in a marriage context, these questions get very ridiculous really fast.

It's the same with God. We pity a bride (or a husband) whose spouse is emotionally disconnected from the marriage. God feels the same heart-pain when we're emotionally disconnected from him.

So spend time with your lover-God today. Give him your fears. Tell him your hopes and dreams. Ask him for his. After all, good marriages are built on intimacy.