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I'm Not Feeling It

    We are always asking what each other "feels" about something. What do you feel like doing? Where do you feel like going? etc. It is engrained in our culture to make decisions based on our emotions. Even though the Lord gave us emotions as a gift, we were never meant to abuse them the way that we are taught to in our society.

    When we start applying the emotion filter to our walk with Jesus, we get in deep trouble. If we dictate whether or not He is working by if we feel it or not, we have severely crippled our faith in Jesus. There are no exceptions in His word that say we have to have some type of feeling for a prayer or Biblical principle to work. Don't get me wrong, it is wonderful when we do have an emotional sensation about spiritual things, but we cannot live by it.

    If you have been living under the bondage of emotions, start to change your thinking. Jesus is working even when you do not feel Him. Do not base your faith off of what you see or feel, for this is not really "faith" at all. Faith is going beyond what is around us and having confidence in what Jesus says in His word. Have a faith that goes beyond feelings.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (ESV)

1 Corinthians 2:5 That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (ESV)

2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. (ESV)

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