|
| Rejoice To Feel Better |
|
| |
4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
King David said: "I will bless the Lord at all times." But what if you don't feel like it? Our society teaches us the myth that we should be led by our feelings. However, there is another alternative. We can change our feelings by how we act.
How are you feeling right now? On a 1 to 10 scale (1 means you are feeling about as low as you have felt in years and 10 means you are feeling fabulous) how are you feeling? Stop reading a few seconds and rank your emotional state. Come on, play along with me here.
So what is your feeling number? OK. Thank you for participating in this.
Now here is an experiment for you to try. For the next three hours act 10% better than you feel. If your number is a 2, then act like you feel like a 3. If it is a 7, act like you are feeling like an 8. Got it? Good. There's more. Sometime after the three hours, come back to this post and in the comment section tell us all about your experience of acting 10% better than you feel for three hours. All comments are welcome about your results -- good, bad, or indifferent.
I think you will like the outcome of this feel good experiment. Thank you for your kind cooperation. Happy smiling!  |
|
| To add a comment to "Rejoice To Feel Better" |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
 |
|
|
| I'm usually a 10 but I'll come back later and if I feel better than I usually do I'll let you know! |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| I'm a 10 for Jesus anytime. I have to command my body to praise Him. It's not what I feel like, it's what I'm commanded to do. You should not have to pump someone up for Jesus. Look at what He's done for us. When I feel a little down sometime. I just look at my hands and feet and think to myself. Jesus had nails driven in His hands and feet. He was beaten for me so that I may live. So what I'm going through is nothing compared to what He's done for me. So 10 yes. |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| I have so much love for Jesus Christ Iam a happy 10 GOD BLESS |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| It does not matter how my body feels, MY SPIRIT filled body is an eleven! good blog |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
hummmm honesty is the best policy
anyone who would claim to be a 10 always deceives himself
and you would be living the life of an Apostle .. or maybe even the most Christ-like we have ever seen!
A 10 for Jesus- yes - always
but we are also human beings and never hang out at 10 always.
Myself?? I'm hanging around a 7 today after a lesson on the pain of others
He always uplifts after a lesson |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
I just got up (12:30est) and this is the first blog I read. God is good because I was feeling like a 2Now I feel like a 3. I pray by the ene of this day it will be a 10.
Thanks Steve
God Bless |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
Bubbles: Very good point. Some days I feel pretty low, but I have made the habit of always acting better than I feel and it works!
Remarkable: Keep acting 1 point higher all day and by evening you will be on up there -- at least an 8 or 9.
|
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
This is good : Thank you so much for this. i am sure I t will serve to encourage others as Well .
Blessing Always for you Guys.
Willie |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| Steve due to my circumstances I am a 5 in my body but in my spirit I am an infinite number....JESUS rules! |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| Steve it really works....10 minutes ago I was a five....I am Way over the mark now Praise Jesus! |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| Awesome, Steel. It really does work. We can act ourselves into feeling better. When we rejoice, the feelings will follow. |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| You are welcome, Popular. |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| I've come to learn in this walk with the Lord, it ain't got a thing to do with *how I feel*.. It's not about *me*...It's about God....So whether I'm being attacked, overwhelmed, or physically or mentally not up to par...I WILL YET PRAISE HIM ;o) |
|
|
| August 09, 2008 |
|
|
|
| I never feel good after I sin,and I sin every day. Today I did and I think that most believers do, for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. I feel better when I think about what Jesus did for me, and I feel better when I write a gratitude list out. I am going to do this little experiment as I don't think 10 % is much to ask. We are not sinless, we just sin less (hopefully) and this has been true in my 151 days as a new believer and I love Jesus. |
|
|
| August 10, 2008 |
|
|
|
That's the Spirit, Mar Jay!
Jeff: Great point. Sin makes us feel bad. Not only do we need to physically act better than we feel, we also should morally act better than we feel. We should resist sinful acts and thoughts no matter how bad we feel. And trust God to help us overcome them. |
|
|
| August 11, 2008 |
|
|
|
Good stuff!! Walking in the Spirit always, ALWAYS puts us above what we THINK we should be feeling. If we rely on the Holy Spirit in us- the "us" becomes smaller and smaller.
so AMEN MarJay
Jeff!!! Brother!!!! I like that, gonna use that.
The key to this is using it when something happens to bring us down.
W should start each morning Praising the Lord which sets us at 10 to start with. |
|
|
Follow this blog
