Emotions are a God-given gift to us. We often passively experience our emotions, meaning they come to us unbidden. They show up, and we must reckon with them. Growing in sanctification does not mean that we will feel less or "even out" necessarily; it will mean that we will feel more deeply and more appropriately to whatever the situation calls for. Growing into Jesus' likeness means we taste something of Jesus' emotional world as he walked the earth some 2000 years ago.