Feelings

 MARCH 7 2026 Feelings 

The believer behaves as if invisible things are really real. "If they drop the bomb on us, so what? I'm going to Heaven," the believer thinks. "If the bottom falls out of the economy, so what? God takes care of me," the believer says. "If the world ends today, so what? I'm ready to reign," the believer declares. A believer who lives and dwells in the consciousness of his immortality is not going to allow anything on earth to bother or control him. And even if something does upset him, it's not going to defeat him, for victory is one thing he never questions. He absolutely knows his victory is assured. He may not always feel like living by faith. He doesn't have to feel like it. He doesn't go by what he feels, he goes by what he believes. Feelings are a thing of this life, this flesh, and they come and go, but God is forever. God's promise is forever, his power is forever, and his Kingdom is forever. The saint may feel down, he may feel sad, he may feel forlorn, but he doesn't depend on his feelings. He doesn't give up, become depressed, act rude, grow resentful, or hate others. He simply recognizes feelings for what they are; another result of death and of the fall.
    For the believer his body is a shell, a temporary home which roams the earth, but the real life of a believer is in Heaven with Jesus. That's where his spirit dwells. That's where his real life is lived. The body of a believer will only walk upon this earth for a short time. The body of a believer is his earth suit, just as astronauts have a space suit. When astronauts come back to earth, they shed their suit. When a believer leaves earth, he sheds his suit. Earth is just a place to do the work of God, to witness, to pray, to tell others, to grow in grace, and to fulfill his destiny. --excerpt from my book "Kingdom Chronicles"