FEELINGS!

1 John 4:15 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. 

Sometimes we wake up and we don't 'feel' very joyful or positive. We seem bombarded by attitudes that are so not of God and we wonder what's the matter. Ever been there?

Well the good news is our feelings change from hour to hour and it may only take one word or happening which entirely changes our viewpoint and makes us 'feel' happy, which proves our feelings are very unreliable and we don't need to take them too seriously although it doesn't 'feel' like that at the time!

We have to go back to what we know not what we feel and it may take effort but it is worth it. We go back to the truth that God loves us even when we feel like we're not doing too well. He loves us when we're up and when we're down. Jesus has gone through every temptation we do so He does understand where we're coming from and we know He is our great High Priest who is interceding on our behalf with the Father all the time.

We know we have the Holy Spirit of God living inside us and we know He is helping, strengthening, guiding and counselling us. We know we're not alone, that God is for us and not against us. We know we've been forgiven of all our sins and God accepts us with loving arms because of Jesus. We know God has good plans for our future and as we remind ourselves of all of those things, and many more you can think of, our attitude will shift because our thinking will be on the truth not on our feelings.

So if you've been feeling a bit down then can I encourage you to start remembering what you know and dwell on those things for a while until your feelings start to follow your knowing.😊

John 8:32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (and that includes from negative feelings!)

Have a lovely weekend.x