This came in a daily devotional I receive in my email. It really hit me as something I've been struggling with lately. I begin the day right, do my Bible study, have prayer time, and feel determined to approach each situation of the day with a good attitude then something "unscheduled" happens. Someone is inconsiderate, I feel fat in my jeans, it's cold and dreary AGAIN.....and before I know it, I spend the rest of the day fighting against little negative thoughts in my head, all a result of FEELINGS. It's such a good reminder to me to not react to every situation by how I feel, but rather by what I know is TRUE, according to the Father.

Feelings can be misleading
"Be careful what you think."Proverbs 4:23 NCV

A Christian writer says, "For many years I lived according to my feelings. It was like riding a roller coaster; one day laughing and feeling good, the next crying and feeling sorry for myself. I was being tormented and controlled. I needed emotional maturity, but I needed God's help to attain it. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing your fickle feelings more than what God says in His Word. And it will take a constant act of your will to choose to do things His way rather than your own. But when you do, you'll discover that life is more enjoyable when you're living according to God's plan." Just as you don't let everybody who knocks on your door come in and make themselves at home, don't let every emotion that surfaces dictate the direction of your day or decide your responses. The Bible says, "Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life" (Pr 4:23 NCV); "Capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ" (2 Cor 10:5 NCV); if it doesn't line up with God's Word - don't think it. Paul says, "We walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Cor 5:7), because (and this may come as a surprise) you won't always feel God's presence. After the crucifixion two disciples were walking along the Emmaus Road when Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they didn't recognize who He was. They didn't know the leader they'd followed for three years because "Jesus appeared in a different form" (Mark 16:12 NIV). God is a God of faith and He works in ways that faith, not feelings, can discern.