Weekly devotionals from Pastor Mike Fabarez Senior Pastor at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA and host of daily Focal Point Radio broadcast.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Feelings
Our Maker tells us in
his word that our volition can and should take charge of our emotions. God has
so designed our minds and now insists that we not be tyrannized by our
feelings. It may not be easy. At times it will be a fierce battle, but our
decision-making must not be conscripted by our fickle moods and emotions.
Consider the Psalmist who taught God’s people to marshal their inmost being:
“Praise the Lord, O my soul; and all my inmost being, praise his holy
name” (Ps.103:1). Even when fears grip the psalmist’s heart his response is,
“In God I trust; I will not be afraid” (Ps.56:11). Circumstances will obviously
ignite our feelings, but God has designed us and called us to take charge and
lead with our volition and not our emotions. If we let our feelings lead we
will inevitably be driven and tossed by the tide of our circumstances. May
God’s Spirit embolden our minds to lead and allow our feelings to fall inline.
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