FEELINGS

[Guest Carly49]

The Pastor in my old Pastor's Class once gave this subject referring to a train:

FACT FAITH FEELINGS

FEELINGS are to be the "caboose" of the train.

Facts are facts. Faith is faith. But there are many types of FEELINGS. We can have happy, joyful, sad, hurt feelings, and these are very real.

We are to take faith in the fact and not worry about how we feel.

How is it possible to put our feelings in the back?

Carly

[Work in Progress]

It's possible, but very, very difficult because "feelings" is how we are built. (Could never quite figure that one out, ) How to do it? You must replace the thoughts that are accompanying the feelings with something else. Namely, Scripture. Recite applicable Scripture and you will soon have peace.

Also, on the other end of the spectrum, when you don't feel like doing something, one of the greatest lessons I ever learned in life is that if you ACT first, the feelings WILL follow. This is 100% guaranteed. Do what you should do - whether or not you 'feel like it' - and the feelings WILL come. You can bet the rent.

[Guest antitox]

What I have found personally is that there are two things that get us there. First, some issues are emotional. If there are emotional wounds that have not been resolved, then they can surface repeatedly no matter what we try to do and we don't seem to get rid of them.

Secondly, as we get older and go through some of the hard knocks in life, we learn lessons.....hopefully. That enables us to develop some understanding which cause us to look at things a little differently. This is maturity. That's one of the many reasons Solomon said to get understanding.

Consider this: Eccl 8:01 "A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his countenance is changed." When you have a full understanding of something, it causes you to have a different attitude and/or approach to it.

[larryt]

Hi Carly49,

Understanding the roller coaster ride that our emotions can bring and smoothng it out, is one of the ways the bible can help us to live our lives according to the will of God.

The emotions are part of our soul, and probably the least understood part. We have a mind and will also. We are commanded to worship God with our WHOLE soul,.....

The enemy of our souls, the devil goes about as a lion we are told in the NT, seeking whom he may devouor/destroy. In the OT this same lion is described as:

Ps 7:2  Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver.

Ps 57:4  My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

And David describes those that are trying to destroy him as trying to destroy his soul.

Ps 35:4  Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Ps 40:14  Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

The remedy is also in the Word.

Ps 23:3  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name

[Trinity]

Feelings are real!!! I'm in love but i haven't been able to talk to her in 3 days and i'm waiting and its insane, right now i feel like to cry! and i miss her so much! and thats only not talking to her for three days! i can't even get her off my mind! ahhh... lol yup feelings are real! and im in a sad happy missing crying love mood all those feelings in me at once! ahh!