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| If It Feels Good Do It -- Modern Make Believe #4 |
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8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Feelings are frequently misleading, presenting us with false ideas. For example, have you ever felt like everyone forgot your birthday? All day long no one seemed to remember. Your feelings continually told you that people didn’t care about you or your birthday. Later in the day as you opened a door, a room full of people yelled “Happy Birthday!”
A surprise birthday party is just one example of how our feelings lie to us. Here are a few others: People feel they have a right to steal from their company; they get caught and are fired or go to jail. People feel that they are capable of driving; then they get a DUI and lose their license. People feel that no one cares about them; they act out in self-destruction.
Obeying feelings frequently produces pain. Human beings, however, have much better measures of reality than their feelings – logic, conscience, and the wisdom and experience of others. And human beings, unlike animals, have the ability to ignore the feelings, cravings, whims, or compulsions that seek to lead them into self-produced misery.
“If it feels good, do it,” is a big, fat lie. Here is the truth! If it is wise, honest, fair, moral, and will produce positive consequences in your future, do it. If not, avoid it no matter how good it may feel. |
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| To add a comment to "If It Feels Good Do It -- Modern Make Believe #4" |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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This is great Steve. I know a few people that should have read this two years ago.
Amen |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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Good blog Steve... |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| Awesome blog! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| It used to be about my feelings to do things that was a big mistake. Now I live with Gods love for all of us I pray to the Lord about everything I now do . If we question ourselves about our feelings take it to the Lord the Lord will have an answer |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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Brother Steve,
Maybe, it would be better said, "If it feels good don't do it." I went to the doctor a while back to talk about going on a diet. Discussing the right diet in my questioning the Doctor he said, something very profound to me. "If it taste good" - spit it out, cause it can't be that good for you. Enjoyed the thought, Brother..... |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| Amen Steve, look for long term benefits, not short term feelings! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| Thank you for the great comments and stars. They made me feel good! |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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| ahhhhh truth |
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| August 30, 2008 |
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Steve, I have a feeling you are telling the truth here. Should I believe it?? :-)
...great words, I hear ya loud n clear!! |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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Test those feelings, Mike. They can be deceptive some times.
Of course, as you know, we must check our feelings with the Word and with the witness of the Spirit, and with wisdom (reason and logic and experience). |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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Great blog Steve!
Feelings and wanting instant gratification, two things that can get you in a heap of trouble.
Donna |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| Good blog...Powerful Word ;o) |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| That's sure true, dkline. |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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Awesome!
Very very good. =) |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| Thanks GrAvity g0. |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| Thanks also Mar Jay and Bubbles. |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| Amen!!! TO THAT!!! Good word!! |
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| August 31, 2008 |
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| Thank you, Jacque. |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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| GOD BLESS U AND ANNOINT U MORE IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME." |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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| I appreciate that, Ambassador. |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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When we seek pleasure, which is fleeting, we miss out on joy, which is eternal. The carnal man seeks pleasure, the holy man seeks joy. Seek joy, and God will provide the pleasure.
Keep encouraging us. Thanks for your wisdom. |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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| Very good point, Jimmy. Seeking pleasure is a distraction from the real joys of life. |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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| Wow...what a great reminder that our entire purpose is to please our Father. We must push past emotions!~In spite of what the situation looks like or feels like we have V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!!! |
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| September 01, 2008 |
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| Push past emotions! That's the Spirit! Those led by the Spirit, not by the emotions, are the children of God. |
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| September 02, 2008 |
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| God's Word is true. My feelings must be tested by His Word. |
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