Have you ever noticed that the things you believe in you usually also feel strongly about? They are tied to an emotion, either good or bad.
You know the old saying, never discuss religion or politics. Why not? Because generally speaking, people have strong feelings about those subjects and discussions frequently turn into arguments that have bee known to tear apart family and friends.
So, what does this have to do with faith?
I think that often our emotions give us a big clue as to whether or not we really believe, or have faith in, what we profess (or confess).
It's hard to believe it's been two months since I've posted. Life intervened... I had a health issue that had literally grown out of all proportion and needed to be addressed, as well as a variety of messes in my personal life that I couldn't put off any longer. But, I'm back! Today, with a lesson on why bad things sometimes happen to us.
If you are anything like me, you probably wonder why, when you go to church, study God's Word, try to live a good life, practice kindness, mercy, love and grace, tithe, eat right, exercise -- why do bad things happen to me? And why does it sometimes seem to follow the old adage "when it rains it pours?"
It's easy to blame the enemy, and see everything that goes wrong in our life as a direct attack. But, I think we give the devil too much credit when we do this.
