The Importance of Feeling

[LearningToLetGo]

29 minutes ago, B-B said:

I'm sorry but, could you evidence what you're saying from Scripture?

Luke 22:44 (ESV) comes to mind.

44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

[MrBear]

Just now, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

I carry the death of Jesus , and I often weep when I think about how he died for us and what he must have gone through.

I also have overwhelming joy of being alive in him!!.🙏

Yes I feel it too, we all do I believe 

It’s what makes it so special if we as believers didn’t have that feeling it would devalue his sacrifice and devalue Gods love for us that he gave his only son

Emotions give the Bible a special place for believers, I can feel David’s pain when he begs God not to take his spirit from him and I feel Job’s isolation as he feels he has been cut off from God because God won’t speak to him, these feelings make the Bible come alive as I picture myself in these situations 

the plead to God from Samson to give him strength one last time to bring the temple down, and the excitement of Peter seeing Jesus on the beach after the resurrection- he just jumps off the boat and swam as fast as he could to be with Jesus

The whole book comes alive with feelings 🥰

SHALOM❤️

[missmuffet]

1 hour ago, LearningToLetGo said:

Life is a voyage that must be lived. It must be experienced. Thinking is wholly insufficient to appreciate this journey. Feeling is that which brings happiness or sadness, pleasure or pain. That is the lesson that we keep forgetting. We tell ourselves that feelings are wrong if they conflict with thought, but the truth is opposite. Thought must give way to feeling.

Nonetheless, feeling cannot be given unlimited license. There must be balance. Finding this balance is exceedingly difficult. The two (feeling and thought) are like a horse and carriage. The horse is passion and power. Thought is the bridle. Although small and weak, and completely incapable of action on its own, the bridle provides the measure of control necessary to keep the horse from running wild and spilling both driver and carriage into the abyss.

Feelings are our emotional state. We really can't rely on our emotions. They can go all over the place. We need to stay grounded on God. He is always there and is a very stable resource no matter what our emotions are doing. 

[LearningToLetGo]

1 minute ago, missmuffet said:

We need to stay grounded on God.

Absolutely! I agree 100% with this, but... what does it mean to "stay grounded" on God? Does it mean to think about God, to feel his presence, or something else entirely?

[missmuffet]

Just now, LearningToLetGo said:

Absolutely! I agree 100% with this, but... what does it mean to "stay grounded" on God? Does it mean to think about God, to feel his presence, or something else entirely?

Stay in prayer. When our emotions are bothering us give it to God. Tell Him exactly what is on your mind. He is the best Psychologist. Ask Him to give you an inner peace. 

[Who me]

On 1/2/2022 at 8:40 PM, LearningToLetGo said:

Absolutely! I agree 100% with this, but... what does it mean to "stay grounded" on God? Does it mean to think about God, to feel his presence, or something else entirely?

 

It means to think rationally aboutChristianity, about ones problem, or about ones options in life.

 

Christianity is based on historical facts and while we can feel good about being Christian it also involves us being disciplined and hard working.

Much of life reflects this. We don't take a job just because of a smart uniform or funny name, but because it offers us an opertunity to earn and to develope.

Marriage isn't to a pretty person, but to someone of character and proven ability.

 

In all these feelings are subject to reason.