Society has it so wrong!!

"A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back."
                                                         -Proverbs 29:11 NKJV

Oh wow, this verse hits home hard!
I have always thought that sharing my feelings with anyone and being "an open book" was a good thing. Our society has it so wrong!! It teaches us that "I" am important. My happiness is all that matters regardless of who I hurt or the cost. We have been taught to allow our feelings to control us. Decisions are based on how we feel. If it feels right or good to us. Many times our feelings are labeled as "God." We confuse them with God.
I am learning (and it has been very hard at times) that my feelings get me into more trouble and hurt rather than help. To many times I allow my feelings to control what I say or how I act. They get in the way of who I am and prevent me from becoming who God created me to be.
God created our feelings for a reason. So that we can be loving and compassionate. So that we can help others and serve Him. He did not create our feelings to hinder us and make us selfish. He did not create them to cloud our vision in right and wrong. He did not create them to control us!
Father, I pray that you will open hearts and minds. Show us how to get a hold of our feelings and use them in the way that you created them to be used. Show us to control them and not allow them to control us any longer. In Jesus name, Amen.
With God's love,
Christian