"cause i feel like it! okay!
three days ago i was reading an article on homosexuality that was explaining to children how to tell their parents they were gay. one of the main words used was: feel.
the article said for the person to say how long they had these feelings and then the article said, "it is such an overwhelming feeling."
the truth about feelings is that they often don't coincide with what is right. many of our feelings will lead us down a dark and more dark path.
i can sit here and think about all the things i have felt like doing before, a lot of them would have negative consequences. our society is a feeling driven atmosphere. we think that if we feel it then we are free to do it. but then at the same time most people will say that it's not okay to kill someone even if you feel like it....then why is it okay to wear a low cut top that shows too much skin or sleep with your boyfriend or have sex with anyone...cause it feels good? what kind of practical decision making is that?
where did my most intense feelings get me? what i thought felt good eventually turned into an unhappy mess. where did my most intense feelings flow from? hurt. those feelings have been reset because i took them to Jesus and are replaced now with healthy feelings that lead to healthy things. until we match our feelings with the Word we cannot be so sure as to follow them. this society has become much of what Romans 1 describes. God has given us over to our sinful desires. most of us feel sinful desires and because we don't know the truth we follow our feelings wherever they take us.
instead of allowing feelings to control you take your feelings to God and allow His Spirit to control you. You will enjoy your life far more.
ps. postmodernism flows from the mindset that you can do what you think is right for you. if you operate from that presupposition the things that you will think are right will flow from feelings and experiences.
No comments:
Post a Comment