More Than A Feeling

This morning I didn't want to go to church. Not because I don't like it, I knew I would love it once I was there but  I didn't have the get up and get everybody ready feeling this am. I thought about staying home.  I thought it over alot. I called my one friend who was going to be there and she was like maybe you need to go. Obviously, I do but she meant because there was such a pull on me that I was feeling I didn't want to go, I should go.  Then I sent a text to one of my best soul sistas and asked her if she was attending.... Guess what? She was debating too. This only confirmed to me that my one friend on the telephone was right, I needed to go.  My other debating soul sista did too and I told her that.  She agreed and came too.

If I didn't go because of my feelings I would have missed out on:

• seeing some of the most loving people I know, 
• having my children tell me how much fun they had at Sunday School, 
• awesome worship which seemed to have songs picked out specifically for my heart
• baby dedications of some people very near and dear to me
• an awesome convicting message about finishing well. You can hear it here

There was a great amount of joy in my morning fellowship with my church family.  Had I listened to my feelings I would have missed out. Which brings me to a bigger idea... how much am I missing out on because of my feelings? If my feelings are hurt, I could miss out on a relationship that I could have based on not trying to forgive, if I don't feel like eating right,  I could miss out on a healthy lifestyle, if I don't feel like putting myself out there, people might not hear about who God is.

Our feelings are great, but we are not our feelings.  Jesus preparing for crucifixion probably didn't "feel" like having to go through that.  He didn't give in to his feelings (amen!), instead he said, "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.Father, glorify your name!" - John 12:27 


I am purposing to live more with the understanding that what I feel is far less important than glorifying God through my actions.

I pray that you are all excellent!

Choose love and be blessed wildly,
Wendy xoxoxoxo