Walking by faith isn’t our natural, instinctive response to hardship or struggle. Our natural response is usually despair, anger, and a lot of whining. Responding in faith requires that we trust God and tell our feelings to chill out. It doesn’t mean that you don’t have the feelings at all, you just apply your faith to them too. That is a big part of trusting God, trusting Him with your feelings - good, bad and ugly.
Sometimes God wants you to go through the Valley of Darkness so that you learn how to hear Him better, how to lean into Him when you cannot see Him. God is with you there. Respond to Him instead of your feelings when it happens. #godwithus #emmanuel #faith #hopeinthelord #shalom #yourjourneytobeingwhole #dailydevotional