“The great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.”
C. S. LEWIS
Feelings will come and go, they will soar and they will sink. They will wander from person to person, group to group, and from idea to idea. They will also stay held inside a soul that does not want to be exposed for what is truly being felt. If we allow them, feelings will dictate how we spend our lives and will totally govern the directions that we take. That is why in my life it is so important to have Jesus Christ and the finished work of the Cross to rely on, that will be the same day after day. My feelings are not totally under control at times, they still flare up and they still sink low, but I am learning that what ever I feel, it is not permanent. One thing I have noticed about life is that our feeling change from moment to moment, day to day. Feelings are like the weather in Missouri, if you don’t like the way it is, wait a day and it will change. Each morning as I spend some time in self-examination I become aware of feelings that swirl around inside my soul. Many are leftovers from days and months and even years prior to this time. Prayer is my answer for calming the storm of feelings that may be exposed. As the waves of feelings beat against the ship of my soul, by prayer I cast out my anchor to attach itself to the Rock of my life, God Almighty. The Rock keeps me from being tossed to an fro, and keeps my emotions and feelings from allowing me to drift aimless on the tide of my feelings. I need an anchor that is attached to something that cannot be moved. If I attach my self to others, I may be able to sway them one way or another. If I attach myself to institutions, they may change, crumble, or disappear. If I attach myself to knowledge, the lack of love leaves me feeling cold and alone. Only by having my anchor hooked on the Rock will I find peace and security from the battering waves of my feelings. By reaching out, God does for me what I could not do for myself……………wolf
