In a recent video and article called 5 Biblical Rules to Emotionally Detach from Someone, I asked viewers if they wanted me to also talk about how to when God is leading you to emotionally detach. Many said they did want this content, so here 5 signs God is leading you to emotionally detach from someone.
Here are 5 biblical rules you can follow if you want to emotionally detach from someone.
Why?
That’s the question that lodges in our brains when something terrible happens.
If you know you need to stop thinking about a certain woman, here are 5 biblical things you should do.
Whether it be a few weeks, a few months, or many years ago, sometimes your heart can keep hurting after a breakup for much longer than you expected. Why does this happen?
Do you have strong feelings for someone that you don’t know what to do with? Have you been waiting for a man to pursue you? Have you been hoping a woman finally shows interest in you? Is God telling you to keep hoping or to move on?
In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Paul warns us that in the last days, people will be “loves of self.” He then clearly tells us to “Avoid such people.”
Do think about that man because God wants you with him one day? Or are you thinking about him so much because you are choosing to not let him go even though God wants you to move on? Is it all so stressful that you wish God would just remove your thoughts about this man?
The term “unrequited love” refers to those relationship situations where you like someone more than they like you. This may occur when you like a friend who has no idea you have feelings for them. This may occur when your boyfriend or girlfriend breaks up with you even though you wanted the relationship to continue. Or this may occur when you see a stranger over and over again and you form a strong desire for this person even though they don’t know you exist.
It would be unbiblical to assume that every physical affliction we experience is due to our disobedience towards God. God is very gracious towards us and he is eager to spare us of the punishment we deserve (2 Peter 3:9). In fact, this is the very reason Jesus came. He died the death we deserved so we could live free with him forever (2 Corinthians 5:21).