{"id":95492,"date":"2026-05-08T10:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=95492"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:33:29","slug":"the-truth-of-feelings-and-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-truth-of-feelings-and-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth of Feelings and Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>by Josh Creel<\/p>\n<p>What role should feelings play in faith? In a culture that loves to say &#8220;follow your heart,&#8221; there is a very real danger of letting our feelings become our source of truth. But are feelings always bad?<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The danger of letting feelings define truth<\/li>\n<li>How to handle emotional ups and downs as a Christian<\/li>\n<li>A way to make sure we are actually being guided by the truth<\/li>\n<li>How truth actually sets us free from negative emotions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The TRUTH About Feelings and Faith\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZOae02HPNY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Josh Creel What role should feelings play in faith? In a culture that loves to say &#8220;follow your heart,&#8221; there is a very real danger of letting our feelings become our source of truth. But are feelings always bad? In this video, we discuss: The danger of letting feelings define truth How to handle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1488],"tags":[49,546],"class_list":["post-95492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","tag-faith","tag-feelings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35409,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/sometimes-i-feel-jesus-when-i-pray-and-other-times-i-dont-am-i-going-in-the-right-direction\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":0},"title":"Sometimes I feel Jesus when I pray and other times I don&#8217;t. Am I going in the right direction?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I really need your help. Every day I go off and pray. Sometimes I feel Jesus and it feels great, but other times I don't feel Him and I become worried. I'm confused about whether I am going on the right path or not. When I don't feel\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4307,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/distinguishing-faith-and-feelings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":1},"title":"Distinguishing Faith and Feelings","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Hebrews 11:1-6 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many in the denominational world are told that faith is this feeling you have inside that you are doing what is right. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mormons in selling Mormonism will ask you to pray and that the Holy Spirit will give you a feeling inside\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10831,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/godly-things-dont-interest-me\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":2},"title":"Godly things don&#8217;t interest me","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Good morning, sir, Sir, now the things of God do not interest me. I have not really told anyone about Christ because when I tell them about Christ most of them agree to hand over their lives to Christ, but at the end, I realize that I am not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40068,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/i-agree-we-cant-rely-on-our-feelings\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":3},"title":"I agree, we can&#8217;t rely on our feelings","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 3, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Thank you for this article on\u00a0the church of Oprah. I'm a devout Christian. I agree 100 percent. God wants us not to rely on our own feelings but on His understanding! What happens when a new-ager feels like killing his child? 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Several years ago, I started going to a church because I was really convinced that God was sending me to do it.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54358,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-difference-between-truth-and-lies\/","url_meta":{"origin":95492,"position":5},"title":"The Difference Between Truth and Lies","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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