Habakkuk 2:1–I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint. 

Think about the times where an overflow of emotions have led you to act or make decisions?  Now think about the results of those decisions, and how many of those turned out well?  Many times when we allow emotions to be the only stimulus in our decision making, we end up living with more regret than anything…

When you hear someone tell you about a situation, and you hear how the person responded in emotion to the situation. At the moment of hearing it, such reactions seem justifiable, and even something we might do.  Which makes us naturally relate to people regardless of background.  But what makes us different in our reactions, with emotions we all can relate to?
Habakkuk had a “natural reaction” to his people being dominated cruelly by the Babylonians, and wondered where God was for His people in all of this turmoil.  So he had a reaction we all have had, when it doesn’t seem right for God not to act!  But the difference between someone who is trusting God, and someone who isn’t, is not our emotions towards a situation, but how far we go with our emotions?
In other words, do you take your emotions and complaints to God to see if you are right about the situation (humility)?  Or do you take those same emotions, and justify why you are right because you have them (pride)?  These are two different people serving two different purposes!  One is serving themselves and their “own belly” as god (Philippians 3:19).  The other is serving the Lord Jesus, really desiring to submit to His will, despite how they feel about it…
There is a difference between having valid emotions toward a situation, and allowing those emotions to justify wrong actions.  The consequences of wrong actions is usually a lot of regret, that we didn’t allow God to anchor our soul in a time of need…(Hebrews 6:19, Psalm 46:1)
In His Love, Ld