Feelings

“In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.”

Judges 21:25

 

“I don’t feel like it!”

If you have raised teenagers you have heard that phrase more than you care to remember.

It goes without saying that there are lots of things in life that we need to do despite how we ‘feel’ about it.

No one feels like replacing their hot water heater, putting a new roof on the house or paying for that new transmission but the consequences of not dealing with those issues forces us to take action despite how we feel about it.

When it comes to authority in our lives some people (let’s be honest – it’s all of us at one time or another) allow their feeling to rule their lives.

“If it feels good, do it!” becomes the guiding principle for how they live their lives.

Needless to say, that approach is self-centered, selfish and short-sighted.

To some, rape ‘feels good’, to others murder, child abuse, stealing and lying are all acceptable behaviors if they offer the gratification of “It feels good to me!”

Maybe you take exception to my extreme examples but the society filled with people ruled only by feelings provides ample evidence that these examples are not so extreme after all.

When we set aside God’s authority, as revealed through His Word, and replace it with culture, tradition, man’s reasoning and our own feelings we are on a slippery slope indeed.    

God’s desire for us is that we be a holy people.

We often act as though His only desire is that we be a ‘happy’ people.

It’s not always about how you feel!

How holy do you suppose you would be if it was all dependent on feelings?

Learn to let God’s Word rule your life and not the barometer of feelings!