Follow not the Five - Feelings
Stick your foot in a big bucket of pudding. Now tell me how that tastes. That doesn’t make sense you don’t taste with your toes. It makes about as much sense as trying to be led by your feelings. Feelings fluctuate frequently but the “just shall live by faith.” Feelings are always changing depending on the circumstances. Faith remains the same because it is based on Gods unchanging Word. Thomas said unless I see and feel I won’t believe but Jesus said, “If you believe you will see...” and, “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." If it’s already manifest there is really no need to believe because it’s sitting right there in front of your face. Faith is believing in things not yet seen and “we walk by faith and not by sight.”
“While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Cor 4:18 NKJV
“By faith he (Moses) forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.” Heb 11:27-28 NKJV
WHAT? Looking at things that are not seen and seeing Him who is invisible? I think you are “seeing things” other people can’t see. When you see the reality of the promises by faith in God’s Word then you have supernatural sight. It’s like night vision goggles and it gives you the divine advantage. Through the Word you can see into the future while others are blind. If you follow your feelings it’s like groping around in a dark jungle and hoping you don’t get bit by a snake or fall in a pit. Don’t be tossed to and fro by whatever may come your way but get over you feelings and say. I walk by faith and not by sight and I know everything is going to turn out all right because I’ve trusted in God’s Word and believed what He had to say, and this is how I’ll govern my life each and every day. I will follow His Spirit and not what I feel because His Word is the Truth and it’s really more real.
1 Peter 1:6-9
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith — the salvation of your souls.
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1 Peter 1:8-9
8 You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don't see him, yet you trust him — with laughter and singing. 9 Because you kept on believing, you'll get what you're looking forward to: total salvation.
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1 Peter 1:8-9
8 Without having seen Him, you love Him; though you do not [even] now see Him, you believe in Him and exult and thrill with inexpressible and glorious (triumphant, heavenly) joy.
9 [At the same time] you receive the result (outcome, consummation) of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
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Luke 4:1-2
4 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2
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Rom 8:14
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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Gal 5:18
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
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Matt 16:24-25
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
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John 12:26
26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. I
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