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In this week's connecting clip of the week, Paul and guest Alistair Groves discussed this

very simple question. What even are emotions? To hear more of this

conversation with biblical counselor Alistair Groves, check out the Connecting podcast episode 35,

wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp's YouTube channel or

Facebook page. Here's Paul with Alister Groves.

So, we've been using this term and now we're going to define it.

What in the world are emotions?

Yes.

And I have to say this.

I love how we just use terms we grow up with.

I mean, you know, emotions is one of those words everybody uses.

And yet, I think for many of us, they're sort of muddy, fuzzy, ill-defying so since we're having this conversation let's just get at the basic what in the world our emotions emotions um i'll give you a short answer

and it comes but it comes to the caveat that there could be a much longer more complicated debate about it.

And well, give, but I'll give, give me enough of an answer that you're not mad at yourself

later.

Okay, sounds good.

I, I would, I would describe emotions as the overflow of our loves.

So what we love, what we care about, what we treasure is going to

shape what we feel. So your emotion is you love something and your emotion is how, what is

your interpretation of how that thing is doing. So if you perceive what you love to be under threat, you will be

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