When we solely base the presence of the Holy Spirit on a feeling, we are not believing. Yes, I love it when the Spirit quickens my emotions, but He is bigger than a chill or a thrill.
We cannot contain the Holy Spirit in a box of feel-goods.
God wants us to be able to connect with Him on a plane far above our physical emotions. When we always look for Him in our feelings, we are an easy mark for the enemy’s deceptive tricks.
Take music for instance; music has a profound effect on our emotions. A specific succession of chords attached to the right rhythmic beat can stir certain feelings. However, we have to be able to distinguish if we are being maneuvered by external forces, or moved by the Holy Spirit.
Believing reaches beyond feelings.
Believe Romans 8:31: If God be for us, who can be against us?
Don’t wait to feel it—know it!
Believe Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Don’t wait to feel it—know it!
Believe Psalms 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Don’t wait to feel it—know it!
If we always measure God’s presence by a fleshly experience, then we don’t know Who He is. God promised His children that He would never leave nor forsake them. (Joshua 1:5; Hebrews 13:5) Therefore, a believer must know by faith that the Holy Spirit is with them always; if they feel Him or not.
Put your faith in God, not in your feelings.
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