Monthly Archives: December 2014

Feelings vs. Faith

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“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 NKJV)

Are you afraid of your feelings? Afraid that you may drown in your overwhelming emotions? Do you bottle up your feelings because the thought of the pain that comes with feeling is too much to handle? I can relate!

I used to fall on either extreme of bottling up my feelings or drowning in them.  I’m happy to say that even though  I can be sensitive, I express my feelings in a much healthier way now.  I’m no longer afraid of feeling because it may hurt.  It’s actually quite relieving to experience the pain because in doing so I can be free to experience healing and move forward.

Maybe you’re wondering what changed for me… Well truthfully I began to feel safe when I entered into a relationship with God through His Son Jesus.  I knew that I was no longer alone and that I didn’t have to be afraid anymore.  My emotions may have felt bigger than me, but they definitely weren’t bigger than my God.  He could handle them.  I had to surrender everything over to Him especially my broken heart.  The more I poured my heart and soul out to Him the more healing I experienced.

I guess you could say that if it wasn’t for my FAITH in God I’d most likely still be bottling up my feelings or exploding and drowning in a sea of emotions.  I highlight the word faith because sometimes it literally feels like your feelings and emotions are at odds with your faith.  It’s a battle that requires looking up, and despite what we’re feeling, holding onto our faith.  The truth of God’s promises are so vital for when we are going through a battle of our feelings vs. our faith.

Sometimes in my efforts to be pious, I shy away from fully expressing to God what I’m really feeling as though it would be displeasing to Him.  An example of this would be when I’m feeling lonely in my singlehood and my heart is longing to be with my future husband.  At first I think that if I admit that I’m feeling sad and lonely that God would see that as me being dissatisfied in my relationship with Him, or as lack of faith on my part in that God wouldn’t provide for my desire. Fortunately, I realize the truth that He cares about every detail and that nothing is a surprise to Him. He knows my heart and He’s aware of my pain.  The Bible says that He is close to the broken hearted. That is so comforting!

Though I’m an imperfect, sinful human being, He perfectly heals the brokenness of my heart and helps me to feel and express in a safe and healthy way. I’ve entrusted my heart to the one who created it. I encourage you to do the same.

If you’re reading this and you want to ask Jesus to be your Lord and Saviour then with a sincere heart please pray the following prayer out loud since Romans 10:9 says that, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved”:

Dear Jesus,

I confess that I am a sinner in need of a Saviour.  I believe that you are Lord and that God raised You from the dead.  Please forgive me of all of my sins and fill me with your Holy Spirit. I receive Your gift of eternal life and I thank You for saving me.  It is my desire to follow You all the days of my life and to do Your will. Please deliver me, heal and restore me.  In Jesus name I pray, Amen ❤

 

 

Worthy of Greatness

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“When the pain of staying  the same outweighs the pain of change – you’ll change!” ~Author unknown

There is never a dull moment on the journey of transformation when you’re hand in hand with the Creator of the universe.  I believe that in order to truly change we need God’s power combined with our faith.  There’s so much information available to us that tells us that we hold the power within ourselves, but faith apart from God is insufficient.  Hence the Scriptures that tells us that “[we] can do all things THROUGH CHRIST who strengthens [us]” and that “greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world”.

I am on a journey towards living the life of my dreams with God – the dream giver Himself!  My Hero has rescued me and has set me on the path of freedom to becoming who He created me to be – He created you and I to be GREAT! Did you know that you are created for greatness? Have you ever let lies that you believe to be true about yourself get in the way of believing that you are truly great?  I certainly have and was faced with one today.  I believed that I was not worthy of greatness or success! How sad is that… brought me to tears.

I realize that while the choices I made in the past may have been messed up, I am not the sum of my past mistakes.  I am no longer who I was and not because of anything I’ve done, but because of what Jesus did for me.  When He rescued me, he washed me clean of my sin and shame.  The Bible says that all who are in Christ are a new creation.  The work has already been done for me, now I just have to be transformed by the renewing of my mind.  That is done by believing truth instead of the lies that try to keep us enslaved to the circumstances of our past.

Part of my journey involves healing and in doing so to discover my true worth.  I’m excited to share this journey with you and hope that you may be inspired to allow God to lead you on your very own adventurous journey with Him on the path to greatness and living your dreams!

Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You so much for Your awesome power and truth that enables us to move the mountains in our lives that try to get in the way on our path to achieving our dreams.  Thank You that in You our true worth is found.  And thank You for everyone who reads this post. I pray especially for those that are hurting and in need of rescuing, please draw them close to You Lord where they can find strength and healing for their hearts.  Make us humble Lord and help us to understand what it truly means to be great.  We are created in Your image – what an honor.  Thank You God 🙂 I pray that You would be glorified.  In Jesus name, Amen ❤