Created to Hear GodSample

“Jesus wept” (John 11:35).

Have you ever considered why God would put this verse in the Bible? Jesus, who was fully God and fully man, had emotions just as you and I do. He allowed Himself to feel deeply, to cry, to feel anger, to feel compassion, and He allowed it all to be documented. He acknowledged and accepted His feelings. He wanted all who read the Bible to know emotions are important. I hope this releases you to acknowledge and experience your emotions too.

God can feel grief (Eph. 4:30). Joy is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22). The justice of God can spark terror (Prov. 21:15). The Bible’s wisdom literature extols the value of happiness (Eccl. 3:12). Godly sorrow can lead to repentance (2 Cor. 7:10). Hope in God can lead to calmness and contentment (Ps. 131).

Throughout church history, God has not shied away from using Feelers. George Whitefield was a catalyst for the First Great Awakening of the 1700s. He spoke to as many as ten million people. During some of his meetings, people would cry out and fall to the ground under the supernatural conviction of God...

It wasn’t until I dove deep into Scripture and heard from hundreds of people that I finally believed my findings were unmistakable: Feelers’ experience of God is deeply connected to their emotions. God isn’t neutral about our feelings, nor is He afraid of them. God doesn’t speak only through words and images but also through our emotions. By allowing God to speak to us through our emotions, we experience God through the most fundamental expression of our hearts.

Prayer:
Father, thank You for creating me to feel just as You feel and thank You for allowing me to experience You through my emotions. Amen.