Sunday, March 1, 2020

Real, But Often Overrated...

Feelings are real, but often overrated. When we feel a certain way, we need to go to God first, and ask Him to help us to see clearly. Often times, our feelings lead us off course and bring about the emotions Satan loves to manipulate. Depression, sadness, shame, guilt, regret, and second guessing ourselves to name a few. Feelings are so subjective, so by basing our self-worth on something that’s so transient, fluctuating like Spring weather in Texas, how then can someone remain stable? You can’t. Then how do we deal with this issue? First, acknowledge that your feelings are real, but often overrated. Next, go to God with your requests. Lastly, talk to yourself, instead of listening to yourself. What I mean by this is instead of listening to yourself, “maybe I should ..., I wish I hadn’t..., etc... we should tell ourselves the truth, God’s word. Any time you are tempted or made to feel inferior, tell yourself to remember Whom it is we belong to. Whom it is who wrote the Bible. What the Bible says about our self-worth. And start being a hypocrite when it comes to your feelings. Even though they might say something, we need to do the opposite. Of course that’s taking them into consideration, yet not acting on them, when deemed appropriate. We need to talk to ourselves with truth, and stop listening to ourselves with untruth. Feelings are real, but often overrated...

1 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom. 2 As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness. 3 They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle. 4 The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”5 Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves. 6 You seem to love those who hate you and hate those who love you. You have made it clear today that your commanders and troops mean nothing to you. It seems that if Absalom had lived and all of us had died, you would be pleased. 7 Now go out there and congratulate your troops, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a single one of them will remain here tonight. Then you will be worse off than ever before.” 8 So the king went out and took his seat at the town gate, and as the news spread throughout the town that he was there, everyone went to him.Meanwhile, the Israelites who had supported Absalom fled to their homes. 2 Samuel 19:1-8

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