The ABCs of Emotional Intelligence
Published on May 05, 2016
Emotions can power us up or drag us down--if we don't know how to ride herd over them. The great thing about Emotional Intelligence is that it can be learned. Here's how...
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The ABCs
of Emotional Intelligence
Do you have emotions or do they have you?
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Are your feelings
like wild dogs?
Or a flock of birds moving as one
Emotional Intelligence (E.I.)
Puts you behind the wheel!
Don't be discouraged
E.I. can be learned
Would you like to learn how to do it?
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Let's go over 7 basic building blocks
1. We are sovereigns over our heart
Emotional Intelligence 1
- God put us in charge of our own heart
- Out of it springs all the issues of life
Emotional Intelligence 1
- God put us in charge of our own heart
- Out of it springs all the issues of life
2. We can rule over
our emotions
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- We have been given the power of choice
- We can choose to work with our feelings
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- We have been given the power of choice
- We can choose to work with our feelings
3. No one else can control your heart
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- No one can force an emotion upon us
- We get to choose what goes or stays
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- No one can force an emotion upon us
- We get to choose what goes or stays
4. Don't force feelings or ignore them
Emotional Intelligence 4
- Don't force feelings in or out by will-power
- Pay attention to what your heart is telling you
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- Don't force feelings in or out by will-power
- Pay attention to what your heart is telling you
5. Listen to feelings, but don't believe them
Emotional Intelligence 5
- An emotion seldom tells the whole truth
- Don't believe or obey it just because you feel it
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- An emotion seldom tells the whole truth
- Don't believe or obey it just because you feel it
6. Your deepest beliefs control your feelings
Emotional Intelligence 6
- See what belief your feeling springs from
- Challenge it, if it isn't rising from God's truth
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- See what belief your feeling springs from
- Challenge it, if it isn't rising from God's truth
7. Believing truth liberates feelings
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- Release "wrong" feelings to the Lord
- Believe and act upon His truths instead
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- Release "wrong" feelings to the Lord
- Believe and act upon His truths instead
Don't start singing yet!
Doing this is hard at first
If all this came easy
Everyone would be joyous
This is a primer
to get you started
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