Faith or Feelings
Christianity is a life of faith and faith has nothing to do with feelings: faith has no agreement with feelings. Many are not making progress in their spiritual life because they have been enslaved by their feelings. They allow their feelings to dictate their actions or behaviour. Someone once said, “Maybe I don’t have the genuine Holy Spirit because if I truly did I will feel like telling someone about Jesus”. Are you therefore supposed to trust in your faith or feelings?
Now we have to first note that, there is nothing like a fake Holy Spirit! If you are born again and have asked for the Holy Spirit, then what you have received is the genuine Holy Spirit; the same one that Jesus had. God won’t give you a fake Holy Spirit if you are born again but one can receive another spirit if they are not born again. This is the danger of for unbelievers who are seeking the Holy Spirit.
Secondly, preaching the Gospel and telling others about Jesus has nothing to do with how you feel. Jesus didn’t say you should go into the world and preach the gospel when you feel like it but He said “Go into the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). There is no two ways about it. It is a command or a mandate. You are obligated to do it. You don’t have to feel like it; you only need to do it! It is important as a Child of God that you learn to live beyond your senses. To live according to the flesh is to live according to the dictates of the senses; and to live according to Spirit is to be moved by the Spirit and the Word of God only.
When you are living beyond your feelings, you pray even if you don’t feel like it; you win souls even if you don’t feel like it. Living beyond your feelings means although you don’t feel like you are healed, you are going to act and live as one that is already healed. People who are in the flesh cannot please God (Romans 8:8). It is only living by faith that you can please God because without faith, it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). Faith or feelings are no longer the question but your ultimate goal should be to please God.
Feelings are given to everybody to enjoy but relying on them will only lead to destruction. Guide your emotions and lead your emotions through the Word of God because without the Word of God ordering your steps you will be living an unhealthy life. Choose faith if you are given the option of faith or feelings.
