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Feelings

1 John 3:20 – “God is greater than our feelings, and He knows everything.”   

          Have you ever gone from feeling total elation to feeling complete devastation? Feelings are fickle. Feelings follow the thoughts and opinions of the mind. You feel what you are thinking about and agreeing with at the moment. Thoughts and opinions from human reasoning are developed from the soul (mind, will, feelings) rather than the spirit (inner nature capable of connecting with God). Inwardly, the soul is at war with the spirit because you are born into a fallen world with a nature to sin that must be redeemed. Your spirit should always dominate your soul. When the soul dominates, you easily fall into deception and sin, generally acting out from the feelings in the moment only to realize later your feelings have changed to regret.

            You must know the absolute Truth of God’s Word to settle thoughts and opinions accordingly in order to avoid the deception of a momentary compromise. Deception can be powerful. Remember, because of deception, one-third of the angels fell even though they were in the very presence of God. Daily you have the choice to believe the Word or believe the impulses of deception. God always has the better way! Always!

            God’s way leads to success, happiness, and abundant life. He has a good plan with a future and hope (confidence in God). The realization of sin reveals the regret, hurt, and damage. 1 John 2:16 says, “For the world (of sin that opposes God and His precepts) offers only a craving (feeling) for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possession.”  This is a warning that the world only offers sin and sin earns regret, hurt, and damage. You can never have abundant life from sin.


            Romans 12:2 states, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Submit your feelings to God, ask for His opinions, and allow Him to transform your thinking. Changing the way you think changes the way you feel. Changing the way you feel changes the way you act. Changing the way you act changes your life.
Beth Bailey

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