The Dangers of Feelings

Today I got to read Psalm 13 and it was such a blessed reminder about the deceitfulness of feelings.  Now, feelings aren't a bad thing in themselves.  In fact, I would argue they are a gift from the Lord.  However, they can easily become the deathtraps to worship.

We've all been there.  There are those times where we just don't "feel" like worshiping God for whatever lame reason we can think of.  But reading Psalm 13 helped me to remember that just because we don't feel like worshiping God, just because we might not feel like He's there, that does not take away the fact that our God deserves to be worshiped by all.

The psalmist begins the psalm in despair.  He's crying out to the Lord, asking Him where He is, how long He will forget him.  The psalmist is in danger.  The enemy is after him.  Obviously, the psalmist is in a situation where he might not feel God's presence.  But he doesn't stop there.  He ends by saying "But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.  I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me."  Wow.  That is some uplifting truth.  We can't always trust our feelings, but we can always trust our loving, sovereign and good God.

wow, it's been quite a while...still thankful!

I know it's been quite a while...to my faithful reader(s) (not so sure the (s) applies...but I know the wifey reads it because it gets emailed to her automatically), don't worry...I'm more thankful today than I was whenever my last post was.  That's because every day I get to know my Savior more.  Every day brings me closer to the Lord. 

So, what have I been up to during this unintentional hiatus?  Well, my parents visited!  My brother, Dave, visited!  And, I got some new music that I've really been enjoying.  I got Shai Linne's Atonement and Stories, both of which I totally dig.  I also got Jimmy Needham's Not Without Love, which is also really good.  Surprisingly, the wifey really likes Shai Linne.  She says she really likes the lyrics, but I think it's the beats  :)

A song we both really like is called "Simple Love Story."  The line that we both really like (and my bro too) was when he says:

A love triangle: on the bottom right is Jim
On the bottom left is Kim, at the pinnacle is Him
So the closer Jim gets to Him and Kim gets to Him
The closer Jim gets to Kim and that's the end

Doesn't that make your spine tingle?  Those lyrics are so true! 

Anyways, if you've never listened to him, check out his albums!