It was a little hard for me to follow the logic through today’s entry, but I feel like I’ve been picking on Neil lately, so I’ll go easy on him…
Here’s what I got out of it. The premise is that what I feel is based on what I think, or what I believe. The stories he told about trying to buy a house illustrated that perfectly. But how does that look in my life?
Well, in my relationship with God, if I believe in Him and that He loves me, but I’m sketchy on the details of what all is in the Bible, I may run into some trouble. What happens on the day I blow it and do something pretty bad? My feelings about God are going to be based on what I know about Him. If my understanding is shallow, there’s a lot of room for me to doubt that He will still love me, considering what I just did.
The more I know God through His word, the better I can manage my emotions, even in the toughest of times. My challenge, when I’m presented with an opportunity to follow my emotions down the easy path, is to hold them up to the light of what I know (truth) and act accordingly.
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