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Proclamations of Faith   Trumpet2.wmf (7468 bytes)
by David A. DePra
 
Regarding Discernment and Emotions:
 
The way I feel about something is not necessarily the way God
feels about it. God has no bias, no selfishness, and no agenda
except love. And He is never deceived by His emotions.
 
Emotions are great liars. They cannot be trusted to indicate to us
the will of God.
 
It takes time to learn how to divorce emotional reactions from the
leadings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Emotional reactions are usually tied directly to our will. Spiritual
maturity results in being able to choose what is right despite
wrong emotional reactions.
 
Even when my emotions reflect the Truth, they are not to be used
as the criteria for Truth.
 
God does not make emotions go away. He brings them under
the exposure and control of the Holy Spirit.

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