Don't Trust Your Feelings

One of the biggest threats to our faith as believers in Christ are our Feelings. We live in a very emotionally charged society. It's important for many of us to be able to "feel" what we're engaged in or what we are about. The Entertainment industry is so big because it's designed to tap into people's emotions. Movies, songs, television; all of these forms of media foster an emotional response to that for which we are viewing. How many movies have brought you to tears? How many songs have actually cheered you up and made you feel better? Our society is truly regulated by our feelings.

However, our feelings many times can be misleading. People have gotten divorced because they don't "feel" anything for their spouse anymore. People join churches and follow certain preachers because of how that particular congregation and minister make them "feel". Don't get me wrong, nothing's wrong with getting a good feeling in church. But our Feelings must never override our Faith. This is the danger that the Body of Christ is in right now because there are some things that God is leading us into and commanding us to do that are not going to register with our Feelings. As a matter of fact, some things that God is going to be calling us to do are going to be downright depressing (James 4). For this reason, we must mature to the point where we Don't Trust Our Feelings.

The Will of God is not emotionally based, it's Spiritually Oriented. We can't wait before we're "feeling it" to execute the Divine Will of God. If we do, we could actually miss certain Divine Seasons of our lives. God's not waiting for our feelings, He's waiting for our faith. Therefore, we have to be able to distinguish between our "feeling God" and our "believing God" (which is faith).

Remember, the human being is described as a Tri-Partite being, meaning we are three-in-one; Body, Soul and Spirit. Many times, people make the soul and the spirit synonymous. This is incorrect. The Soul is comprised of one's will, emotions and intellect (or the mind). The Spirit consists of one's values, beliefs and convictions. When it comes to the Will of God for your life, you have to discern, "am I convicted that this is the Will of God"? How do you make that determination? By the Word of God. God is Faithful to His Word (Psalm 138). And He's also Faithful to communicate to you specifically what His Word is. Once His Word has been received, believe it. As you believe, the Holy Spirit will reinforce the Will of God for your life. Your submission thereto is what will override your feelings and put your emotions in check so that you have the capacity to execute God's Divine Will for your life. If we're going to Walk in the Spirit saints, and walk by faith, we must embrace the motto: Don't Trust Your Feelings.