DCLM Higher Everyday 18 March 2025 — Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Self-Awareness
DCLM Higher Everyday 18 March 2025 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Self-Awareness
Topic: Emotional Intelligence Part 1: Self-Awareness
Text: 2 Corinthians 13:5-8
5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
6But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Key Verse: “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates” (2 Corinthians 13:5)?
Message
“Your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far,” said Daniel Goleman. Emotion refers to strong feelings that are stimulated by circumstances, mood or our relationship with people around us. Unhealthy emotions could manifest as depression, anxiety, anger and poor peer interactions. God expects His children to maintain healthy emotions at all times to foster peace with all men.
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Emotional intelligence has five interrelated components – self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy and social skills. The first component of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. It helps you to know yourself, your abilities and limitations. Paul, the apostle, encourages believers to examine themselves. Thus, honest self-evaluation would help you to know yourself, your spiritual state and guide you in prayers. Sinners need to pray for salvation from all sins, thus overcoming all violent emotional behaviour while believers should pray for sanctification experience to enjoy inner peace.
Quote: Understand and manage your emotions
Challenge: Know yourself.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to conquer my emotions.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
