Tag: Faith vs Feelings

John 11:35 Jesus wept. Most employers test their candidates on “IQ”(Intelligence quotient)  as well as “EQ”(emotional quotient). A person with high IQ but low EQ is only a “brilliant robot”. Feelings are a divine gift to relate to God and man. Feelings reveal the substratum of the soul and a window to the hidden substance...

Proverbs 29:15 To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child. Animals are instinctive but humans are insightful. Humans were created with the sixth sense that is scientifically defined as “proprioception”. Humans and animals share sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch but the sixth sense allows humans to perceive....

John 20: 25 But he (Thomas) said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.”. The disciples nicknamed Thomas the Didymus “Doubting Thomas” as he refused to believe in the resurrection of Jesus...

1 Kings 19:3a Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. God’s Kingdom operates on faith but the world’s operating system runs on fear and feelings. Faith is directed by the belief system and rooted in the Word of God while feelings flail on what we see, observe and hear. Our feelings cause our moods...

1 Samuel 18:7-8 As they danced, they sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. Insecurity is  like a sunburn; if it is not treated it will turn into melanoma (skin cancer). Insecurity, pride and jealousy cannot be hidden for long. It...

James 1:20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. Outburst of human anger destroys the desires of God. If feelings are in control of our thoughts and tongue, they will demolish the purpose of God in our lives. Anger is a by-product of wounded feelings, repeated frustration, irritations, disappointments, mistreatment or betrayal. Anger...

Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. There is a misconstrued saintly connotation that feelings and faith cannot co-exist. The misunderstanding is that feelings should be dead for faith to flourish. The truth is that we serve a compassionate and emotional God. He is empathetic towards the broken hearted (Psalms 34:18) and enthused by our...