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If God Created Feelings, Why Can't We Trust Them? · Kate’s Devotional Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Hi, I'm Kate Dreston and welcome to Kate’s Devotional Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: I drop my podcast every Wednesday.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's always a five minute or less devotional to bring you encouragement as we try to live our lives according to the Bible.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm so glad you're here.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we're going to talk about feelings.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, God created us with the ability to have a wide range of feelings.
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  SPEAKER_00: What are some of the most common feelings?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, there's happiness, sadness, frustration, fear, anger, and loneliness.
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  SPEAKER_00: All of these are important.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can you imagine if God created us without any feelings?
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  SPEAKER_00: Doesn't sound like much fun, sounds boring to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: All those emotions play a part in our personalities.
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  SPEAKER_00: But as you know, feelings have a downside.
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  SPEAKER_00: The way we feel can be all over the place sometimes.
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  SPEAKER_00: The way we feel at any particular moment can be deceiving and can't always be trusted.
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  SPEAKER_00: So did you know the Bible speaks a lot about it?
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's a verse in Proverbs 3, verse 5, and I'm reading out the New King James Version.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think we can compare feelings to the wind.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can come from all directions.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can change quickly.
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  SPEAKER_00: They can blow softly or they can come with a hurricane force, right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Emotions can cause a lot of uncertainty in our hearts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm going to read you some statements that reflect how we feel a lot of the time.
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  SPEAKER_00: See if you have ever thought this way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, first one.
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  SPEAKER_00: I feel like God has abandoned me and doesn't care about what I'm going through.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I'd say that's a pretty common feeling, so let's check that against Scripture.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Bible actually tells us God does not abandon us.
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  SPEAKER_00: He cares about us and we are valuable to Him.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's just one verse that supports that.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's in Matthew 10:30-31.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, But the very hairs on your head are all numbered.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do not fear, therefore.
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  SPEAKER_00: You are of more value than many sparrows.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now obviously he cares a lot about us if he has the very hairs on our head all numbered.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, here's another one.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's see if this sounds familiar.
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  SPEAKER_00: If God really cared about me, he wouldn't give me so many problems at once.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, here's a Bible verse that contradicts that feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's found in James 1 verses 2 and 3.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the Bible tells us God actually uses our trials for our good.
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  SPEAKER_00: And he not only cares about all your problems, but he's using them.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right, how about this one?
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  SPEAKER_00: How can a loving God allow so much suffering in my life?
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  SPEAKER_00: And the Bible gives us the answer to this question too.
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  SPEAKER_00: Genesis 3 tells us God created a perfect world.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when sin entered it, suffering became a part of everyone's life.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Apostle Paul, he was dealing with a lot of physical suffering and he actually pleaded with God to take it away, his physical problem.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Bible doesn't tell us what it is, but not only one time he did that, he pleaded with God to take it away three different times.
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  SPEAKER_00: And God never answered that prayer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'll read that verse in 2 Corinthians 12 9.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then Paul wrote in the last half of that verse, he says, Friends, we need to test our feelings against Scripture.
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  SPEAKER_00: If they match up, we can trust the way we feel and make decisions based on that.
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  SPEAKER_00: But our feelings can change so fast.
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  SPEAKER_00: But you know, God never does.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is our rock.
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  SPEAKER_00: The truth of the Bible should be the solid foundation on which we base all of our decisions.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I'll end with one last verse about not trusting ourselves and the way we feel.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's found in Proverbs 28:26, and it says, Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are having doubts about something or feel anxious about something, make sure you know what the Bible has to say about it.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you want more of my podcasts or written devotionals, check out my free Substack account at katedreston.substack.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make it a great day and thanks for listening.