04/20/24 FLYING BY YOUR FEELINGS

04/20/24 FLYING BY YOUR FEELINGS

Early in aviation history there were few instruments available for pilots. When visibility was very low, the pilot might not even know if he was flying upside down. He depended on his physical feelings. This is where the saying, "Flying by the seat of your pants," originated.

Christians have all of the help and information we need as we navigate this dark world. We do not need to, "fly by the seat of our pants." In fact, making decisions based on feelings is a sure way to destruction.

Feelings are not evil. God gave us physical and emotional feelings, along with all of our physical and soulish components. God also gave us the capability of reason. But all of our human nature has been weakened, corrupted by Adam's sin and our own sins, which includes our "feelings" and our reason.

Still, we do have our human nature and we have God's gracious intervention and enabling power, activated by His love. Therefore, we use our reason and our feelings but we depend on God's revelation and enlightenment. This is why we must not make choices or decisions solely based on human knowledge, understanding and wisdom, or based on human "feelings," either physical or emotional, we need God's word and God's Spirit. God also provides spiritual counsel and leading those who trust and submit to God's revelation and leading.

Through the years I have seen people fall into Satan's traps and move away from the light, life, power, purity, security and clarity of Divine leading. They fall into despondency, depression, deception, discouragement and doubt. They fail to hear what is preached, what is taught, what is counseled. The fail to seek God's truth. They reject God's authority. They move away from God, His word, His people.

If you catch these people in a death spiral, they often think they are fine because their feelings and their corrupted reasoning is under the deadly delusion of Satan.

It is good to seek truth, with the intention of following truth. The longer you, "fly by the seat of your pants," the more correction you will need to acknowledge and follow. You can get to the point that God's word will no longer reach you. You can harden your heart until you are totally lost. Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God... NOW.