Get Out of Your Feelings

Get Out of Your Feelings

                “Get out of your feelings!” Sounds weird doesn’t it? This is something I try to tell myself every single second of the day. “Feelings” in this sentence does not necessarily mean feelings of affection or love. It stands for every want or desire our human nature wants to subject us to. For example, the need to buy a lipstick you saw online, knowing fully well that you have a similar color or that the price is way above your budget? The sudden pressing need for companionship, the need to be at every party, the need to eat everything that passes our eyes, in general THE NEED TO ACT ON EVERY NEED WE DO NOT NEED! (I think you should read that twice) As Christians we have to understand that we CANNOT be subject tour flesh. Wanting and acting out on our every impulse, that is no way to live.

                You see, feelings are part of what makes us human but we have to know when to say enough is enough and shut it down. The book of Galatians is going to be my major reference throughout this post. Galatians 5:16 says, 

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 

  I love how this verse identifies the problem and provides a solution at the same time. God knows we have desires of the flesh, He knows we seek to gratify those desires and He most definitely does not want us to seek only after our worldly pleasures. So He gives us the solution before even going into the problem. The solution is "walk by the Spirit".

                We need to be careful when we seek out to satisfy our wants. We have to ask important questions like, why am I doing this? What is my motive? Does my motive glorify God? Trust me if we did this we would save ourselves a whole lot of money and time. Wandering eyes and wandering hearts, that’s what we have, and if we look close enough we will see how extremely self-centered the things we seek are. If the number one reason you want a boyfriend is just so you won’t be bored, or so you can feed off him, then baby girl you need to put a check on that desire. Desire born out of fleshy and worldly desires bear NO GOOD FRUIT instead they breed discontentment, jealousy, strife, envy, covetousness, malice, I could go on forever. That is why the Bible tells us to be LED BY THE SPIRIT. I wish we understood how imperative this was, do you know how much money you would save if you actually sat down and had a one on one discussion with the Holy Spirit asking for directions? Directions before we buy that thing we don’t need or get into that relationship we know is of no benefit to us? Even food, think of all the times you broke your fast at 12pm just because you had to taste that rice you eat almost every day! LOL That last sentence speaks to me so much. In Galatians 5, if you read further (verse 19), Paul describes some of these desire of the flesh. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality (that includes ALL KINDS!), impurity, sensuality (I believe this has to do with our five senses, our sight, hearing, touch and all of that), idolatry, sorcery (witches and wizards, trust me they exist).

I don't know what easier way to put this to you but you need the Holy Spirit. WE ALL NEED HIM. We need him lead us, to instruct us because these fleshy desires don't stop in one day, they don't just disappear but when we walk hand in hand with Him we learn how to handle these issues. I am not perfect; I fight daily to stay in line with God's will. I don't know about you but I hate displeasing God, I hate it so much and that's why I always try to stay surrounded. Reading the word, countering those evil thoughts, praying in the Spirit, talking to people that have the same goal as me. I can write an entire blog on some of these desires of the flesh the Bible talks about. But I fixed these dragon nails and I can't even type properly. You see that's a typical example, did I need the nails...definitely not, but you know *inserts sad face*. Bottom line is, don't let worldly desires that God has given you power to overcome stop you from fulfilling He's divine purpose for your life. The things of this world are temporary, they DO NOT MATTER AT ALL. Instead they leave us with voids and "feelings". Feelings that children of God that have been saved by grace should not have.

But HEY young Christian gal or guy, remember this walk is not going to be all roses and Holy Ghost ice-cream, we just have to decide to do better, to live according to God's standard. For His standards are everything, they make life more fulfilling and prepares us for when we finally meet with him.  

Side Note: Don't let any sin set you back, whatever mistakes you keep making or imperfections you think you have is not your real identity. Your true identity is in Christ Jesus, and he called us what? The salt of the earth Matthew 5:13; so LIVE like it.