Smoke Alarms

Augustine, a 5^th Century Chrisitan theologian, said our emotions often function like smoke from a fire, they tell us what is really going on in our heart. If you smell smoke in your house, it’s never wise just to whiff it away, you need to understand where the smoke came from. Same with emotions, they are indicators of something deeper happening, you need to identify the source accurately, express them honestly, and let the gospel reshape them completely.