GOD DIDN’T CALL US…

God didn’t call us to follow the dictates of our feelings but the dictates of His Spirit.

God created us with feelings. Jesus redeemed even our feelings on the Cross so that we can have God feelings – dictates of His Spirit. In the book of Hebrews 5:14 “have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil” means that we are in a process of training our senses to the level where we will be able to discern between good and evil even in our senses. We are called to grow in living our lives only by the dictates of His Spirit. Satan is actively working in our lives as well and he wants us to follow the dictates of certain feelings contrary to the Spirit of God. Satan’s purpose is that we will never train our senses but live by satan induced feelings. Let us see a few feelings induced by Satan.

• FEELINGS TO SIN – James 1:13 “…He Himself tempt anyone”. God never tempts us. Satan uses our weakness to tempt us. No matter how strong the feelings to sin against God and His Word, we should never follow them instead replace them by having desire to follow His Spirit Who will lead us to holiness and life.
• FEELINGS TO SETTLE – 2 Cor 3:18 “…are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord”. We are called by God to move from glory to glory in the time provided for us in this earth. Satan always uses various situations in life to settle us down from discovering the glory in Christ Jesus. Let’s learn to put those feelings down and walk with Him.
• FEELINGS TO SURRENDER – Eph 6:11 “ Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”. We are called to STAND against all the wiles of the enemy. Never to surrender. Forsake all the feelings that tells you to surrender and stand by putting on the whole armour of God.
• FEELINGS TO SECLUDE – Heb 10:25 “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…”. We are called to be one and never separated. Feeling of seclusion often arise when people mistreat us or misunderstand us. Satan uses these situations to seclude ourselves from people we are called to be with. Never entertain these feelings.

Thought: When we pursue following the dictates of the Spirit as a mandate then we can easily overcome the feelings to sin, settle, surrender and seclude easily. 

Prayer: Father, I desire to follow the dictates of Your Spirit in everything. Enable me to identify and overcome the feelings to sin, settle, surrender and seclude. Thank you. In Jesus name.