Can emotional pressure make someone do something they don't really mean?
Yes, emotional pressure can compel someone to do something they do not truly mean. People may be forced by emotion to act contrary to their real convictions, and someone convinced against their will remains unconvinced. Esau's weeping and tears did not change his faith status.
Les explains that Esau's example shows emotional responses do not necessarily indicate genuine faith. Although Esau wept and sought the blessing with tears, his status in faith did not change; he did not resolve to believe God or become a man of faith. Les applies this to today, noting that people can go through an emotional upheaval, and he is not in favor of emotionalism because people can be forced by emotion to do things they don't really mean. He cites the cliché that anyone convinced against their will is unconvinced still, and gives an example where someone tried to force people to kneel and ask the Lord to come in after watching a tape. Les says that doesn't work, that is not how God does things; He opens hearts, and it may take time.