Go With What We Know To Be True…

Truth is solid ground, it’s a foundation built upon solid rock. “Feelings” are like building your house on sand. It may look good, and last during good weather, but when the storms come, it will collapse into a heap of ruins. Being angry or jealous, or hurt and disappointed, or silly, or even euphoric, doesn’t last. Without knowing how to properly handle these feelings will leave you guessing and exhausted. And much worse, it will most likely damage your relationships, especially the ones that are most meaningful to you. Truth gives us consistency. You see, truth doesn’t change. Truth gives us the blueprints to behaviors that stand throughout all situations. Truth allows us to stand firm in the fiercest of storms or floods. Sure, it’s still scary, but when the storm passes, and the flood waters recede, your house will still be standing. Feelings are part of life and are real, but they are only temporary. If you don’t live by truth, you’re dictating your life on the temporary. You’ll be riding a massive wave when you want a lazy river experience. It may be fun for the moment, but when the wave crashes, you go with it. As I always say, feelings are legitimate, but often overrated, we have to learn to set them aside and go with what we know to be true. Feelings are self-centered. Truth takes us outside of ourselves to much bigger things. What do you build your life upon, truth or feelings?

46 “So why do you keep calling Me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to Me, listens to My teaching, and then follows it.48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.” Luke 6:46-49