MARCH THEME – “SEEING SCRIPTURE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE”
BEATS FROM YOUR PASTOR’S HEART
Feelings Make Terrible Masters
Proverbs 3:5, — “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
One of the greatest battles you will face is not outside of you—it is within you. It is the battle between what you feel and what God has said. If God’s Word is not leading you, your feelings will, and feelings are unstable, inconsistent, and often wrong. They shift with circumstances, fatigue, fear, and pressure, and if you are not careful, what you feel in a moment will begin to control how you live every day.
Feelings Are Unstable and Cannot Be Trusted
Feelings are real, but they are not reliable. One moment you feel strong, the next moment you feel defeated. One day you feel close to God, the next day you feel distant, and nothing about God has changed. Feelings will tell you God has left you when He is actually working, and they will convince you something is wrong when God is refining you. If you build your life on what you feel, your life will constantly rise and fall, because feelings were never meant to be your foundation—they were meant to be submitted to truth.
Feelings Will Lead You Into Reaction Instead of Response
Feelings are impulsive. They push you to react quickly, speak too soon, assume the worst, and make decisions without truth. They will tell you to quit when you should stay, withdraw when you should press in, and speak when you should be silent. And if you follow them long enough, you don’t just listen to them—you become controlled by them. Instead of responding with wisdom, you begin reacting out of emotion, and that leads to regret, confusion, and unnecessary damage.
God’s Word Anchors You When Feelings Shift
You were never meant to be led by what you feel—you were meant to be anchored in what God has said. God’s Word does not change when your emotions do. It is steady when you feel unstable, clear when you feel confused, and true when everything else feels uncertain. When you choose to trust His Word over your feelings, you step out of emotional instability and into spiritual strength. This is where peace begins—not when your feelings settle, but when your trust is fixed.
Feelings are like waves in the ocean—they rise, fall, crash, and shift constantly. If you try to stand on the waves, you will never have stability. But God’s Word is like an anchor beneath the surface—unchanging, secure, and steady. The waves may still move, but the anchor keeps you from drifting. The problem is not that waves exist—it is whether you are anchored.
Feelings make terrible masters but useful servants. They were never meant to lead your life—they were meant to follow truth. If you allow your feelings to lead, you will live in instability, but if you allow God’s Word to lead, you will walk in strength and clarity. The question is not what you feel—the question is what you will follow.
Warfare Prayer
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, we come before You and confess that we have too often allowed our feelings to lead us instead of Your Word. We take authority over every emotion that has tried to control our thinking, our decisions, and our responses. We reject fear, confusion, impulsiveness, and every lie our feelings have spoken. Anchor us in Your truth. Strengthen us to trust what You have said over what we feel. Let Your Word become the final authority in our lives, bringing stability, clarity, and peace. We declare that we will not be ruled by emotion—we will be led by truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Daily Challenge
The next time you feel overwhelmed, pause and ask:“What does God’s Word say about this—not what do I feel?” Then act on truth, not emotion—even if it feels unnatural. Because freedom begins the moment truth becomes louder than your feelings.
WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Kim McClain’s Daughter, Amanda
Jilliam Gray
Theresa Bain
Wes Knight
Ellen Boyd – Fractured Shoulder – Sling For 6 Weeks Then Rehab
Ann Stanley
Britany Smith ~ Breast Cancer
Mateen – Kim McClain’s Sister
Mike And Paula Ferris And Family
Phillip Roach – Surgery Went Well
Amy Garner’s Dad
Andrea Nix– Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Angela Bryan’s Sisters
Annette Ford
Bentley Smith – Broken Leg
Brando Echarte
Carol Lawhead – Riverside in Conyers
Christopher Kelley
Danny Jarrard
Darlene Kelley – Cancer Treatment
Darlene Wiggins
Debbie Foskey
Deon Lotter
Don And Carol Franklin – Mae’s Cousins
Don Franklin’s Son, David
Doris Loyd
Dr. and Mrs. Davis
Ed Adkins – Friend of Brian Edwards
Ed Franklin’s Son In Law – Heart Surgery
Eric Magnusson’s Mother
Eric Ward
Friend of Linda Hodge
Gayle Sparks
Gloria Young
Jake Jenkins
James Burnette
Jean Partee
Jean Partee’s Sister
Jessica Headrick
John McClain’s Mother
Joni Oberhage
June Cronan
June Cronan’s Sister
June Davis
Kailey Bateman
Kim McClain’s Mother
Kim’s Sisters – Ann & Brenda & Mateen
Lillianna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Mays
Lonzo Christian
Lori Blount’s Mother
Mary Williams
Mary Williamson – Dana Jackson’s Mom
Mrs. Franklin
Nancy Brown
Nora Allison
Paul Bateman
Phillip Roach – Linda & Luther’s Son – Cancer
Ron And Johnnie Barry – Friends Of Ashton & Glenda Bateman
Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA
Roy Roach
Sandra Mitchell
Scott Lanier
Scotty Nix
Stephanie Seivers – Friend of the Shelnutt’s
Steve Michaels
Tammy Shelnutt
Tom Witcher