#85 - How to Deal with Crushes

Have you ever caught yourself smiling because someone has crossed your mind? If yes, maybe you've already been crushing on someone. And don't be so surprised if you're noticing some changes in how you behave. There were moments where you feel intense emotions just by hearing his or her name, or sometimes you're too excited or you're too anxious. You even feel butterflies in your stomach whenever they are around. 

But have you ever wondered: Where is this coming from? Why am I feeling this way? and how is this feeling connected with God?

Sometimes we become infatuated with different people here and there. But did you know that when we have feelings over someone, those feelings are not actually about that person, but instead, it’s telling us something about ourselves? These feelings tell us that we are longing for connection and intimacy. So how do we handle them? 

In this week’s episode, Andrew and Carina share with us how they dealt with crushes and explain why this is happening. These feelings seem innocent and normal yet it should be something to pay close attention to because if we don't know what to do with them, and we misinterpret the feelings, it can make our lives very complicated, or worse, terrible.

Crushes are an indication that you admire someone, and there's a good quality in them but it is often driven by emotion. It’s only an idea and the feeling of being in love yet we all know that having love without commitment is a disaster.

So, join us in this episode to master this concept of crushes and make something good out of them, and turn them into something productive to learn the process of controlling yourself and your feelings.

Mastering the concept of crushes [00:38] Navigating your emotions and understanding them [2:58] Dealing with obsessive crushes [8:05] Unity with the mind and body [13:01] Why prayer and meditation is good [15:52] The difference between crushes and love [20:46] How an accountability partner helps you [27:45] Helping someone in the process of overcoming a crush [31:05]

Click HERE for the show transcript.