I'm not even quite sure what I'd like to say, but I'll take a stab at sharing just a little bit of a few of the things God has been teaching me in the past several weeks... months... years
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This morning I was mulling over and praying over a lot of the same sorts of spiritual battle types of things you mentioned here. I feel like I just have to share some of the encouragement I received! :)
First of all, you have it right: so often we forget that the proper order of things should be Facts, Faith, Feelings. We often put Feelings first. :P And when we put Facts first in our minds, then it is so much easier to pick up the shield of faith and say, "No, Temptation. I will not indulge in you! My God has said He is good and faithful so pack your bags because I don't want to visit with you and hear your lies." Be careful, because giving up hope is giving up faith in God... :\ So refuse to listen! :D Tell yourself the real truth. ;)
The advice I read over this morning said "fix your eyes on Jesus" (and how many times have I heard that?), but this morning it sunk very deep into my heart...and thank God, I let it in. :) I am determined to remember--determined to say to myself, "Hey, remember you died to sin? So why are you living in a swamp of unbelief? Get up! Get out!"
::happy sigh::
Keep on truckin' darlin'... :) Hold on tight to that Key of Promise you have in your hand. It will unlock all the doors in the Castle of Giant Despair. :)
i loved what you said about facts, faith, feelings. it's not as hard for me to do the right thing despite what i feel... it's hard for me to BELIEVE it in my head and stop dwelling on my feelings that are not true and not Godly! but thoughts lead to actions, so in a way, not fighting my feelings right off the bat is going to lead to sin anyway. :\
fix my eyes on Jesus. fix my eyes on Jesus. fix my eyes on Jesus. i'm gonna repeat that to myself as often as necessary. :)
First of all, you have it right: so often we forget that the proper order of things should be Facts, Faith, Feelings. We often put Feelings first. :P And when we put Facts first in our minds, then it is so much easier to pick up the shield of faith and say, "No, Temptation. I will not indulge in you! My God has said He is good and faithful so pack your bags because I don't want to visit with you and hear your lies." Be careful, because giving up hope is giving up faith in God... :\ So refuse to listen! :D Tell yourself the real truth. ;)
The advice I read over this morning said "fix your eyes on Jesus" (and how many times have I heard that?), but this morning it sunk very deep into my heart...and thank God, I let it in. :) I am determined to remember--determined to say to myself, "Hey, remember you died to sin? So why are you living in a swamp of unbelief? Get up! Get out!"
::happy sigh::
Keep on truckin' darlin'... :) Hold on tight to that Key of Promise you have in your hand. It will unlock all the doors in the Castle of Giant Despair. :)
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i loved what you said about facts, faith, feelings. it's not as hard for me to do the right thing despite what i feel... it's hard for me to BELIEVE it in my head and stop dwelling on my feelings that are not true and not Godly! but thoughts lead to actions, so in a way, not fighting my feelings right off the bat is going to lead to sin anyway. :\
fix my eyes on Jesus. fix my eyes on Jesus. fix my eyes on Jesus. i'm gonna repeat that to myself as often as necessary. :)
thanks for the encouragement.
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