My Feelings | God’s Facts |
1. Nobody loves me. | I am loved. John 13:1; 14:21; 15:13; Rom. 5:8; 8:35-39; 1 John 4:10, 16; 3:1; Rev. 3:19 |
2. Why doesn’t anything good ever happen to me? | All things work together for good. Rom. 8:28 |
3. I’m good for nothing. | I am highly valued by the highest being in the universe – God. Rom. 3:24; 1 Cor. 7:23; 6:20; 1 Pet. 1:18-19 I am viewed as pure by God, a new creation. Jer. 31:34; Psa 103:12; Eph. 4:24; Heb. 8:12 |
4. Why couldn’t I be … (better looking, more athletic, taller, shorter, skinnier, smarter, etc.)? | I was personally designed by God. This includes my physical characteristics, my parentage, and my circumstances. Job 10:10-11; Psa. 139:13-16; 119:73 |
5. He/she made me angry (any feeling that is admittedly wrong). | Each of us is responsible for our own responses. James 1:14 |
6. I don’t have any skills (abilities to contribute to my world). | To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Cor. 12:7, 16, 22, 23 |
7. I’m a loser, a failure. | I am a conqueror. I have the power for all things I must do. Phil. 4:13 |
Remember, the heart is deceitful and desperately wicked (Jer 17:9). Feelings can be useful, but it's far better to trust God's Word.
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