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Don’t Depend on Your Feelings

This devotional was adapted from John Maisel‘s booklet “Is Jesus God?” Click here to receive a free PDF copy.

The promise of God’s Word, the Bible—not our feelings—is our authority. The Christian lives by faith (trust) in the trustworthiness of God Himself and His Word. This train diagram illustrates the relationship between fact (God and His Word), faith (our trust in God and His Word), and feelings (the result of our faith and obedience) (John 14:21).

Spiritual Truth

The train will run with or without the caboose. It would be useless to attempt to pull the train by the caboose. In the same way, we, as Christians, are not to depend on feelings or emotions, but instead we are to place our faith (trust) in the trustworthiness of God and the promises of His Word.

If you have received Christ, He has come into your life whether you feel it or not. Your faith must rest upon the assurance of God’s Word no matter what your feelings might say. The moment you received Christ by faith was an act of your will; and the moment you did, many things happened.

Christ came into your life as promised in Scripture: “‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” -Revelation 3:20 “To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” -Colossians 1:27

Your Sins Are Forgiven

Your sins were forgiven regardless of emotions: He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” -Colossians 1:13-14

You became a child of God through faith, not feelings: “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” -John 1:12

You received eternal life by God’s promise: “‘Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” -John 5:24

You began God’s adventure for your life: “‘The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” -John 10:10 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” -2 Corinthians 5:17

Be assured today that despite your feelings, you are claimed by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.


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