The Christian faith cannot always be based on emotions!

The battle over human souls between the prince of darkenss and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is an ongoing battle. As Christians, we know who is going to win this battle and that is Jesus Christ. He was the one who lived the perfect life and took our punishment on the cross so that we could have everlasting life with Him. But Satan is trying his hardest today maybe more than ever to get Christians to fall into an emotional faith. What do I mean by that? There is a major problem in Christianity today that is hindering the spreading of the Gospel and the growth of God's kingdom. Many Christians only remain faithful to God in their prayer, worship, and studying of God's Word when they feel like it. They are living an emotional faith. They get on these emotional rollercoasters that seem to go on forever without any true spiritual growth. They only feel like worshiping God when they feel all fuzzy inside. They do not realize that the time they should be worshiping Him the most is when they don't feel like it. When a great speaker comes and motivates them to serve God more, they do it until something happens that causes them to get their focus off of Jesus Christ and on the little things of this world. What they are doing is living by what they see and feel instead of living by faith. 2 Cor. 5:7 says, "for we walk by faith, not by sight." (NASB) Many Christians today are not walking by faith as much as they should be and this in turn causes them to be more vulnerable to the attacks and temptations that come from the enemy daily. They are walking by what they see only. As Christians, we need to realize that we are not always going to feel like worshiping God, praying, or studying His Word. But that does not excuse us from those acts of worship. 1 Tim. 4:7 says, "discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness..." (NASB) That verse does not say to only do it when you feel like it. Often, the times that we do not feel like worshiping God are when we have pulled ouselves from Him. He will never pull Himself from us. "When we are faithless, He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself." 2 Tim. 2:13 (NASB) When there feels like there is a gap between us and God, it is because we have let ourself get caught up in the emotions of this world. It is about time that Christians rise up and serve God in the best of times and the worst. And the great thing about serving God in the darkest of times is that it is then that your light can shine the brightest. God bless you!