Living Beyond Feelings
Every one of us has faced something hard. Maybe you’ve dealt with rejection, abuse, loss, or just the everyday struggles of life. Whatever it is, here’s the bottom line: you have a choice in how you respond. I know that’s not always what people want to hear. It’s easier to blame someone else and say, “If I hadn’t gone through this, I wouldn’t be the way I am.”
You may not have chosen what happened to you, but you do get to choose how you deal with it.
Don’t Give Away Your Authority
You’ve probably heard that old saying, “The devil made me do it.” It might get a laugh, but scripturally, it’s not true. The devil can’t make you do anything. He has zero power unless you yield to him.
That’s why blame is such a dangerous trap. When you blame someone else or your circumstances, you’re basically saying, “I’m powerless.” But if you’re born again, that’s just not true. You’ve got the resurrection power of Jesus living on the inside of you. You’ve got the same authority Jesus had when He walked the earth.
Psychology Can’t Fix a Spiritual Problem
I’m not against counseling or psychology. There are some things in the natural realm that can help people. But the word psychology comes from the Greek word psyche, meaning your soul—your mind, will, and emotions. And that’s as far as psychology can go. It doesn’t touch your spirit.
The real you is a spirit. When you got born again, it wasn’t your body or emotions that changed—it was your spirit. That part of you was made completely new: perfect, righteous, and holy (Eph. 4:24).
If you don’t renew your mind to what’s already happened in your spirit, you’ll still live like the old you—even though that old man is dead and gone. So if you try to deal with deep emotional wounds only by talking them out or analyzing them, you’re not getting to the root. The only thing that can truly set you free is the truth of God’s Word.
Emotions Aren’t Evil, but They’re Not Meant to Rule
Let me be clear: emotions aren’t bad. God gave us emotions. But He never intended for them to run our lives.
Emotions are meant to follow what you think and believe—not the other way around. If you think on negative things, your emotions will follow. But if you renew your mind to the Word of God, your emotions will begin to line up with the truth.
Who You Are in Christ
When you know who you are in Christ, it changes everything. You’re not a victim. You’re not broken. You’re not a prisoner to your past.
You are the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor. 5:21). You are a new creation. You have the mind of Christ (1 Cor. 2:16). That’s not just positive thinking—that’s the Word of God!
Romans 12:2 says not to be conformed to this world but to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. That’s how you begin walking in the freedom that’s already yours in the Spirit.
You Get to Choose
When it comes down to it, you have a choice: you can stay a victim of your past, or you can believe what God says about you and start walking in victory.
I’m not saying it’s always easy—but it is simple. Freedom begins with one decision: choosing to believe God’s Word over your emotions.
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.
Deuteronomy 30:19
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