Eternal Father, Strong To Save

Greetings all,

I am writing this post at what, if my eyes do not deceive me, looks to be two in the morning due to some studying that I needed to finish. I haven't posted in a while and that was because I did not feel like doing it, and I use the term "feel" for a very good reason. This year has been a hard one for me in a number of different ways that I will not go into. Now, these things and situations that I am referring to have not in any way changed my theology or philosophy. Despite death or flooding or termite infestation, Jesus is still fully God and fully Man, one person with two natures that are neither adulterated nor lessened, is still co-eternal and co-substantial with the Father. However, you can still believe the truth and feel the lie. It is so easy for is to look at our situations and become indifferent to things; to lose our zeal for truth just because we do not feel like we are going anywhere. However, as in all situations, Scripture is not silent about such issues. In the Gospels, we read of torments and afflictions that were laid on Christ that He might attain our pardon, and I imagine that such events were not fun. Life was not a field of beautiful wild growing tulips at that point, it was hell. Yet, Christ still loved. He still cared. He still had compassion and mercy. Things which, though we associate them with emotions that often go with them, are not themselves emotions. So, the state of our feelings is an irrelevant factor if we miss the truth for lack of feeling. Don't get me wrong, its perfectly fine to have feelings in general, but thats not what I am addressing. Our praise and adoration can not be based on how we feel about or lives at the moment, rather it must be based on the truth and love of God. Only that shall give us a place to stand amidst various winds and tempests of life.
My pastor would always try to impress upon me the fact that life is hard and going to be difficult at certain part, and I have found to be true day by day. But I have also found Christ to be sufficient in all situations and at all times regardless of what particular events happen to us. We need only know that He is ever present, and we shall stand strong. We need only know of His power to realize that we are safe within His arms. Yes, life is difficult, but Christ is more powerful than life. And yes, how we feel can be a great hill to over come some days, but God is still greater than our feelings. Feelings come and go, Christ is the I AM: unceasingly self sufficient and unceasingly our Mighty Fortress. Our Eternal Father, Strong to Save.