"Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything." 1 John 3:20
Isn't it wonderful to have a God that is greater than our feelings? When we feel sad, God brings joy. When we feel anxious, God brings calm. When we feel angry, God brings peace and forgiveness.
His character, goodness and love can override all our negative emotions that swell up inside us and threaten to crush our spirits.
But the trick is, that while God is greater than our feelings, He does not impose His remedy to our flawed feelings on us. We must ask Him for the joy, calm, peace and forgiveness necessary to banish those evil urges to rely on our own ability to handle the deep realities of life.
But beyond how grateful I am for God's ability to harness my emotions, I am even more thankful for the fact that He made me with emotions. Instead of being dull and feeling-less creatures, we are full of energy, excitement and inquisitiveness. Only in His big understanding of how He made us, could God have given us so much life.
So as you give your emotions to God today, don't forget to also thank Him for those very same emotions. They are life-giving!
Isn't it wonderful to have a God that is greater than our feelings? When we feel sad, God brings joy. When we feel anxious, God brings calm. When we feel angry, God brings peace and forgiveness.
His character, goodness and love can override all our negative emotions that swell up inside us and threaten to crush our spirits.
But the trick is, that while God is greater than our feelings, He does not impose His remedy to our flawed feelings on us. We must ask Him for the joy, calm, peace and forgiveness necessary to banish those evil urges to rely on our own ability to handle the deep realities of life.
But beyond how grateful I am for God's ability to harness my emotions, I am even more thankful for the fact that He made me with emotions. Instead of being dull and feeling-less creatures, we are full of energy, excitement and inquisitiveness. Only in His big understanding of how He made us, could God have given us so much life.
So as you give your emotions to God today, don't forget to also thank Him for those very same emotions. They are life-giving!
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