Emotions

I've been very emotional this passed week. Emotions that I want to put in Gods hands and he just take them away. I realize this won't happen and thats why they call them emotions. Because its something you feel and grow from. But, sometimes things in life can pull at your heart strings to the point you wonder, why am I going through this? I am just leaving it all to God to work through. He knows why. Part of my new christian attitude is to turn all negative things into possitive thinking. This is a challenge for me! Being brought up in a negative (or should I say "realistic")way of thinking, I struggle with this. I realized THESE ARE MY FEELINGS. So, I am talking and praying a lot to God here lately to help me understand some things. Its been real quite though. Maybe I'm not getting the message I want so, I havent heard what he's trying to say. Our sermon Sunday is how rich we are and don't know it. How having our kids, mothers, fathers, siblings in our lives make us rich. How having not to live in a shack with no running water or food makes us rich. We all take for granted what we have. I thought this would make me feel better to know. But, I caught myself asking why are there so many people in pain if we are so rich?
I see so many people around me going throught this same thing. I know there is something each and every one of us are going through. We are all emotional right now in some way. These are times that God intended for us to turn to him and maybe thats why we have to go through these things. I think he testest our faith with these things.
You know if it wasnt for the "stuff" I've been going through, that my family has been going through, that my friends has been going through I wouldn't be where I am at now spiritualy. So, maybe thats my answer and I didn't see it until just now! Light bulb moment-its all about him and how we choose to get through our "stuff"
I am rich! I have wonderful kids, family, friends and I just hope that these emtional times makes me a stronger and better person.