by Hazel Straub
Do you live by your emotions? God calls us to live not by our feelings but by faith (trust, belief and secure) in God. Emotions change constantly but when we hear, listen and obey the Word of God (Bible) we get faith. The Word of God gives us the good news of the love of God through Jesus the Christ and our faith, trust, and belief in God makes us secure.
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. (Romans 10:17 KJV)
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Yes. I have been thinking about this recently.
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By: Damon W. Brewster on 08/25/2018
at 2:02 am
Yes, it is so important to listen and heed the Word of God. It is a solid anchor in our lives.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:06 am
Amen
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By: Damon W. Brewster on 08/25/2018
at 2:09 am
Thanks Hazel for this post. Feelings are always go up and down. We are not in position to control them perfectly. Feelings are integral part of our personality. We have to be also true to our feelings. We have to keep a watch over our feelings. We shouldn’t take decision based on feelings but on facts. At the same time we have to respect feelings of others. You remember the smallest verse in the Bible. John 11:35 Jesus wept. Jesus used his emotions appropriately. This is to add to your point. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. God bless you.
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By: Bible blogger on 08/25/2018
at 2:21 am
Appreciate your comment Bible Blogger. If we live based on our emotions, we will be unstable because our emotions constantly change. The Word of God creates faith that gives us security in Jesus and stability.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:26 am
Amen. I believe. Thanks. I have been through this. When I was a novice in faith, my feelings would have upper hand. As I grew up in the Lord and scripture I developed better control of feelings. Great post. thanks
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By: Bible blogger on 08/25/2018
at 2:28 am
You are welcome! 🙂
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:31 am
I will write my own perspective on the importance of emotions sometimes in future. 😀👍
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By: Bible blogger on 08/25/2018
at 2:32 am
That is absolutely right!
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By: rue202 on 08/25/2018
at 2:49 am
Yes!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:50 am
😊👍
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By: Bible blogger on 08/25/2018
at 2:56 am
Very true and relevant! Emotions are fickle – one thing one minute and one the next. But when we live by faith and follow Yah/God, we can rest assured that He will never change.
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By: rue202 on 08/25/2018
at 2:48 am
Yes, we can depend on the Word of Yah, he never fails us and is our Rock.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:50 am
Absolutely right!
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By: rue202 on 08/25/2018
at 2:50 am
Something important to think about.
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By: jmshistorycorner on 08/25/2018
at 2:57 am
Yes, to living by faith!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 3:02 am
I have always been something of a drama queen and ironically in that manner had control over my feelings. As I grew older I had less desire to entertain, more restraint, grace. Thanks to God!
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By: ekurie on 08/25/2018
at 3:45 am
Praise God for his grace!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 7:39 am
Yes, yes, yes, yes and Amen. Live by faith and not by sight. Phew. I read somewhere this week about mental health, just can’t remember where……that we are only sane when we start hearing the voice of God in our heads. When we don’t hear his voice, we are left alone with our crazy feelings! It is actually when we hear the voice of God and we start to talk to ourselves that we are the most sane! and like you say, secure! Thank you Hazel. I love your posts. Lots of love, L.
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By: Lauren Macdonald on 08/25/2018
at 4:17 am
Lauren, we can also read the Bible speaking it out loud. “The Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to the dision of soul and spirit , joints and marrowI and discerning our thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12. He is always speaking to us but he also speaks through his written love letter to us. You are welcome, Lauren. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Hazel
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 7:54 am
This is the secret to success in many lives. This year I will yield authority to a person who I do not trust because God told me to. It doesn’t make sense. I debated this with the Lord. Lord, I’m not sure that I understood you. I said. The Lord said that I shouldn’t look at what has been done because he knows what the person will do. I have no idea how God will do this thing. But I will trust the Lord even if it doesn’t make sense to me.
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By: lloydslensphotographyllc on 08/25/2018
at 5:15 am
Praise God! We always do well when we follow the voice of the Lord. Trusting in the Lord always is the best way.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 7:58 am
Feelings are ours, but the Word comes from God to guide and provide clarity to our constantly changing feelings.
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By: Peter Klopp on 08/25/2018
at 6:04 am
Yes!! When the Word of God reigns in our lives, our emotion are subject to the Word. It is a light to our feet and brings clarity to our lives, including our emotions.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 8:02 am
Amen!
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By: Lynz Real Cooking on 08/25/2018
at 8:24 am
🙂 Faith in God wins out over the emotions that change frequently! xo
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 8:48 am
Life doesn’t answers to our emotions, it answers to our faith. The ability to control our emotions is what is called “spiritual maturity”. Many Christians are too body oriented, operating based on the dictates of their five senses. Until we stop listening to what the WORLD says & start listening to what the WORD says, faith and miracles are farfetched.
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By: Chris Adedoyin on 08/25/2018
at 9:24 am
Very true! Our source is God and hisWord. The world does not give us what satisfies Thank you Chris for your comment.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 9:50 am
You are welcome.
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By: Chris Adedoyin on 08/25/2018
at 11:03 am
Agreed Chris!
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By: rue202 on 08/25/2018
at 7:35 pm
Amen and right in line with what God is speaking right now in my life. Thank you, Hazel.
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By: Kristiann on 08/25/2018
at 9:25 am
Kristin, thank you for letting me hear that God is speaking the same thing to you. Glory to God!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 9:52 am
You’re welcome. It is a blessing when we receive confirmation from Him! Glory to the King Above All Kings indeed🙏
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By: Kristiann on 08/25/2018
at 10:15 am
Thank you for writing about this subject. Proper discernment can be difficult at times.
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By: Cait Winters on 08/25/2018
at 11:59 am
When we live by faith in God and by his Word, it is easier to rightly discern. We get to know his voice and how he works from spending time with God hones our discernment. You are welcome.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 2:27 pm
I really needed to read this today! Thank you. ✝️
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By: Daily Thankful on 08/25/2018
at 7:53 pm
Praise God! It is so encouraging to know that this post impacted you today. Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/25/2018
at 8:15 pm
Same to you! Thanks again for the encouraging post.
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By: Daily Thankful on 08/25/2018
at 8:34 pm
I am such an emotional person. And it’s hard 😦
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By: jesuslovesyou2000 on 08/26/2018
at 10:05 am
Our emotions come out of our soul (how we think, our will and then the resulting emotions). Our experiences and even our grandparents’ trauma gets passed down to us. Jesus heals our soul when we let him. Then the emotions take a back seat to faith in God. Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/26/2018
at 6:11 pm
Without faith, it is impossible to please God! Lovely post!
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By: Warren Richards on 08/26/2018
at 9:07 pm
Yes, we need faith to please God. Thank you Warren!
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By: Pure Glory on 08/26/2018
at 9:08 pm
My pleasure!
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By: Warren Richards on 08/27/2018
at 4:49 am
Emotions can be quite a stumbling block.
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By: amazingtangledgrace on 08/28/2018
at 3:15 pm
Yes emotions can be a stumbling block if you try to live by them. Emotions constantly change and can get in the way of living life.
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By: Pure Glory on 08/28/2018
at 7:41 pm
Beautiful concept there… and the way you’ve explained is pretty brilliant
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By: Piyush Choudhary on 09/05/2018
at 8:43 am
Thank you.
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By: Pure Glory on 09/06/2018
at 8:15 pm
❤❤❤❤ I love this!!!
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By: herthoughts on 09/09/2018
at 3:42 pm
Praise God we can live by faith and not how we may feel at the moment! 🙂
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By: Pure Glory on 09/09/2018
at 7:37 pm
❤❤ exactly!!
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By: herthoughts on 09/09/2018
at 7:57 pm
this post was needed. Thanks ( :
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By: sushilove51 on 09/10/2018
at 6:15 am
Thank you for the reminder. Blessings!
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By: Shelah on 09/18/2018
at 9:42 pm
You are welcome! Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 09/18/2018
at 11:24 pm
Thank you for sharing
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By: bloggerfromthebronx on 10/23/2018
at 9:26 pm
You are welcome! Blessings!
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By: Pure Glory on 10/23/2018
at 9:44 pm
Amen! Truth is always truth, regardless of what our emotions may tell us. Emotions are so easily swayed by circumstances, sleep, hunger, etc. They may tell us necessary information at times, or serve as a warning light. But they cannot run our lives.
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By: Unshaken Joy on 11/13/2018
at 6:02 pm
Very astute observation. Truth is always truth no matter what our emotions say!
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By: Pure Glory on 11/13/2018
at 6:21 pm