I Know

I have confidence in what I know. I’m not talking about arrogance, just confidence. My journey with the Lord has been going on since I was in 3^rd grade. I will admit that my faith journey looks a LOT DIFFERENT now than it did years ago.  Faith at its very core is fairly simple. The journey itself can be way more complex. I have learned a lot about the Lord as I’ve walked out my faith these past several years. Some of the lessons I’ve learned have been hard and even painful. Some of the lessons I’ve learned about been rich and very fulfilling.  One of the big lessons I’ve learned in living out my life of faith is that my feelings will straight-up lie to me.

When I’m suffering, my feelings lie.

When I’m scared, my feelings lie.

When I’m confident, my feelings lie. My feelings lie to me quite often. My feelings are directly connected to my emotions and they fluctuate all over the place.

As I journey through Job and hear his response to his situation as well as his response to his friends, I realized that much of his responses were his feelings.  He does have deep faith and he reminds himself of what he knows to be true. Check this out….

¹⁰ But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
¹¹ My feet have closely followed his steps;
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.
¹² I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. (Job 23:10-12 NLT)

This passage reminded me of an adage that I learned years ago, and it is still true today. I want to “go with what I know until my feelings catch up”.

While my feelings fluctuate, the truth remains.

While my circumstances may change, the truth remains.

I believe in God the Father. I believe in Jesus Christ, His Son. I believe in the Holy Spirit, Who dwells in my heart. I believe that this life is preparation for eternal life with God.

I’m going to go with what I know (TRUTH), until my feelings (EMOTION) catch up.

Pressing On!

Dwayne