Human feelings, in as much as they are important, should not constitute the parameter by which we determine reality. If you assess your progress or worth by how you feel, more often than not, you will arrive at the wrong conclusion. The  reason being that the foundation of your self analysis is wrong in itself.
    There is no doubt that emotional experiences are usually very strong and, hence, memorable. Maya Angelou has been quoted as saying, “people will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” He was right. That is how powerful human emotions are. However, your feelings are not a reliable yardstick for determining reality. Though they are often strong, they are mostly fickle, and fluctuate in the face of the stark realities of life. Hence, to depend on them for sustenance will result in an unstable life.
    Peter proved the veracity of this fact in an important episode of his life. Jesus had predicted the following, concerning His disciples :  “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” (Matt 26:31-32). Peter’s impetous response was, “… “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”” (Matt 26:33). What was Peter thinking? Jesus had just told them what was written, and he still had the effrontry to exempt himself from it.  Then, “Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”” (Matt 26:34). That should have cured Peter of his presumption, but what was his response? “Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.” (Matt 26:35). It is apparent from the foregoing that Peter felt invincible.
    It was an emotionally charged atmosphere in which his feelings did not reflect reality accurately. How many times, like Peter, have we made promises, under similar circumstances, only to have to eat humble pie when the chips were down. It was a salutary experience for Peter when he realized he had just fulfilled the prediction Jesus had made moments earlier concerning him. How could he, so brazenly, have denied his Master? It was beyond his imagination. Peter had underestimated the extent to which his sincere but misguided emotions could delude him. Had he taken seriously what Jesus had told him earlier about Satan’s desire to sift him (Lk 22:31), most likely, he would have been more vigilant and less arrogant. Anyone who thinks he or she cannot be deceived has already been deceived. This is why the Bible says, “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” (1Cor 10:12). Satan does not mind our thinking that we stand, as long as such thinking blindsides us to his insidious and nefarious work against us.
    Are our emotional feelings, therefore, evil and useless? No! God did not create any worthless thing. Feelings are important in their rightful place.  Therefore, it would be wrong of you to view your emotions as despicable and to generally ignore or neglect them. In its proper place the emotion is effective and efficient for achieving God’s will. The Bible says, “Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.” (Rom 12:11 AMP). Surely the scriptural text above includes an emotional component. We know, from reading the Bible, that Jesus, in His humanity, displayed emotions. He wept at the grave of Lazarus (Jn 11:35). He was indignant at His disciples’ refusal to allow some parents bring their children to him for blessing (Mk 10:14). He was angry and distressed at the hypocrisy of the religious elites of His day. In fact, the Bible says of Jesus, “… Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”” (Jn 2:17), etc.
    What, then, is the rightful place of emotions? We need to know or remember that the emotion, being an integral part of the human soul, was designed to serve as a faculty through which the spirit of man in union with God can find expression. For instance, the Bible says, “In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.” (Lk 10:21). His joy was inspired by the HolySpirit in His human spirit, and then expressed through His emotion. This is because God’s original order for the human makeup was that the human spirit should have ascendancy over the soul which in turn should be over the body (1Th 5:24). The Fall, however, upset the order of the human makeup. The spirit was severed from God and consequently died. Then the soul assumed preeminence over the spirit of man. The resultant confusion and evil are well documented in history. The soul of man, of which the emotion is an integral part, makes a great servant but a poor master; the instability of the human emotion reflects this reality. However, in Christ Jesus, our relationship with God has been restored : “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” (1Cor 6:17). As a result, we have become temples of the HolySpirit : “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” 1Cor 6:19). Therefore, the key to our managing our feelings effectively is to yield to the HolySpirit, and to let Him sanctify us. Shalom.