Do Feelings Define You?

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” ~ Oscar Wilde

Stressed.
Unhappy.
Lonely.
Sad.
Jealous.
Angry.
Miserable.
Bitter.
Sick.
Tired.
Desperate.
Bored.
Weak.
Depressed.
Anxious.

Feelings.  We all have them.  But do they define YOU as a person?
Feelings can become thoughts.  Thoughts can become actions.

Have you ever met an unhappy person?
I don't mean they "feel" unhappy, they ARE unhappy.
Unhappy with life.  Unhappy with everything and everyone around them.

Personally, I do not enjoy hanging out with unhappy people.
They are what I refer to as "joy stealers".
They steal others' joy.  Not because they want the joy.
No.
They just want others to be unhappy with them.

Feelings should never define you as a person.
Yes.  You will feel pain.  You will feel depressed.  You will feel sick.  You will feel sad when you lose loved ones to the inevitable fate of death.  You will feel angry.  You will feel stressed.  You will feel tired from working hard.  You will feel defeated.

But ask yourself...how would others describe or define you as a person?

No one wants to be labeled as bitter.
Sick.
Misunderstood.

Don't allow these natural, human feelings to define you.
Remember:  Happiness is a choice.

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” ~ Unknown

"What does the worker gain from his toil?  I have seen the burden God has laid on men.  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.  I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.  That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil---this is the gift of God.  I know that everything God does will endure forever..." ~ Ecclesiastes 3:9-14  

Like Aaron Shust so beautifully sings in the following video/song, "My Savior, My God"..."I am not skilled to understand, what God has willed, what God has planned, I only know at His right hand, Stands One who is my Savior."