I've heard it said so many times that truth is not dictated by emotion. So, knowing this, I'll take a step back, much like a child from a man dressed up like a clown, and shake off all emotion and take a look at what is true. What is true no matter my emotion, be it happy, sad, worry, stressed, depressed, joyful. You get the point.
Truth:
- If we being evil love to give good gifts to our children, how much more will God in heaven give good gifts to His children?
- God loved me enough to die for me (very basic truth, but often quickly glanced over)
- And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28)
- We are told NOT to worry
- I am not a bird
- I am a Christian
so yeah, there are some truths. I won't bore you with the non-truths, because they are not helpful in the slightest and I'm lazy and I feel like if I end on the non-truths that I will be a bit shaken by ending on a bad note.
One time when I was a kid I remember falling out of a tree on my back. I felt like I had fallen 10,000 feet. I couldn't breathe. I felt like I was dying. Everything was quiet. All I could focus on was the quiet and the pain in my chest, the feeling of not having air in my lungs. Then I calmed down, examined my options:
- 1. freak out and flail my arms hoping for air to come into my lungs.
- 2. calm down and breathe slowly.
Proverbs 16:25 tells us that there is a way that seems right to man, but its end is death. I can't think of a more literal translation of that verse. In the moment of panic and distress it seemed to make sense to work my hardest by flailing on the ground and trying to breathe in as much air as I could. However, that was not the case. Had I continued to do that I would have died.
God asks us to be at peace not panic. This is the first time I've ever drawn any significant conclusion to the God's divine will, and me...
falling
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