Feelings? That’s right, those emotions that rise up in us or, those subjective impressions we “feel” that make us think we should do a certain course of action. The Christian is constantly faced with growing in wisdom on how to respond to the “feelings” that we have. We hope the resources below will be a help in a practical way.
Burning Hearts: The Nature of Spiritual Experience
Burning Hearts: The Nature of Spiritual Experience
Stuart Olyott, author of "Something Must Be Known and Felt," discusses the nature of spiritual experiences...
Practice Spiritual Disciplines by Faith Regardless of Feelings
Practice Spiritual Disciplines by Faith Regardless of Feelings
We ought to practice spiritual disciplines by faith regardless of how we subjectively feel. Q: In the process of adopting...
Stop Measuring Your Love For Christ
Stop Measuring Your Love For Christ
We're here measuring our love, trying to gauge our love, comparing ourselves one with another.
A Heart Genuinely Moved By Truth vs Emotionalism
A Heart Genuinely Moved By Truth vs Emotionalism
How can I discern between my heart genuinely being moved by the truth versus emotionalism?
Are You Satisfied With What Jesus Has Done?
Are You Satisfied With What Jesus Has Done?
Are you satisfied with what Jesus has done on the cross? Or are you saying, "Jesus died, yes, but I must..." You must what?
Fanaticism Is Not Faith
Fanaticism Is Not Faith
Fanaticism is not faith. When the affections and mere-sensibility of the heart are excited, and the understanding...
Faith and Feelings in the Christian Life
Faith and Feelings in the Christian Life
How should a believer handle subjective feelings in the Christian life? What role, if any, do feelings and affections...
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Trust God Even When You Have No Feelings
Do you trust the Lord even when you have no feelings? We need to remember that God often withdraws His sensible presence from us to test and purify our faith.
Satan’s Strategy to Accuse and Paralyze You With Doubt
Satan’s Strategy to Accuse and Paralyze You With Doubt
Satan will often try to shatter the believer's peace of mind by deceiving them into believing the conviction they are experiencing is from...
The Presence of God or Mysticism?
The Presence of God or Mysticism?
There are many people who talk about "the presence of God". Is this biblical or is it mysticism? Anytime we're dealing with experiences in the...
Introspectionism
Introspectionism
Introspectionism has its seekers looking, not at Christ as their hope, but their repentance. Thus repentance itself becomes a fetish.
Obtain a Testimony by Faith, Not Feelings
Obtain a Testimony by Faith, Not Feelings
When I started out, on the Christian faith, I did not have any feelings. I had no flashing lights. I just saw, this is right. The word of God is true.
I Feel Like I’m Spiritually Dying
I Feel Like I’m Spiritually Dying
We need to be aware of how God presents Himself in Scripture, because sometimes during evangelism the person will describe that "the Lord is not saving me."
I Can’t Feel
I Can’t Feel
The Bible never tells you that you must feel but that you must repent and believe. Your complaint that you 'can't feel,' is just an excuse...
Fact, Faith, Feelings
Fact, Faith, Feelings
The proper place of feelings in the Christian life. "Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1
Look Away From Your Feelings and Trust the Savior
Look Away From Your Feelings and Trust the Savior
Do I love my chains and the bondage that they bring, that I would rather have that in hell for eternity, than have Christ for eternity?
I Don’t Feel Like God is Saying Anything to Me
I Don’t Feel Like God is Saying Anything to Me
Question Asked: What counsel do you have for young people who've been raised knowing the Gospel but don't feel that God is saying anything to them?
The Just Shall Live by Faith Not by Feelings
The Just Shall Live by Faith Not by Feelings
Regardless of how we feel, if we have faith in what God says and trust it, we will not fall, we will not fail. The just shall live by faith not by feelings.
Will You Trust in Christ or Yourself?
Will You Trust in Christ or Yourself?
Some are trusting in their performance to perform well in not looking at self but at Christ, but they are still looking at their performance to not look at self and not resting in the performance of Christ. It is amazing the wickedness that prideful man will do to try to find rest on their own abilities. You will hurt and beat your head to death but you must give up!