Proverbs 23:17-18
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear
of the LORD. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope
will not be cut off.
Being a Christ-follower is more than just intellectual ascent to facts, it is an emotional investment as well. I have friends who have been regularly criticized for being too emotional. "Stop being so emotional." "You need to grow up and face the facts." "Prince Charming is a fairy tale." "Be a man, stop being so sensitive." The message is that grown-ups are realists and emotions are secondary at best. When life-decisions have to be made, the intellect is what really is important.
Yet in this proverb we are called to be zealous - "to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength." Emotions are not the problem, it is what they are attached to that can benefit or hurt us. When we expend our emotional energy on what is important to God, we find a future and a hope. When we invest our heart into things that are not substantial, our hope fritters away.
Be zealous for God, he will not disappoint you.
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