"Truth>feeling" or "Feeling Alone"

Something I find very sad is peoples who base too much on their feelings. This is sad because it is very silly and makes people suffer a great deal. The trouble is, feelings don’t last and the person who acts mostly or solely on their feelings will never be able to live consistently. in accordance with any sort of absolute standard. They will never have any sure to believe or trust in. They will live in a continual state of angst even if they don't know why. Acting on feelings is the more lazy approach to life which is why its so popular. People just act on how they feel which leads to relativism and increased license.

Lets compare that to truth and we’ll find that truth is far better. If truth exists then it rises above feelings.Truth is something outside of a person a standard to which the person must live or suffer the consequences of being a liar. If there is such a thing as an absolute truth which is true for everyone at all times in all circumstances then everyone must either conform to that truth or be willing to call themselves a liar and relativist and they must cease to judge anyone for any action which they simply feel is wrong. I believe an absolute truth does exist If an absolute truth outside of my own personal morality did not exist then life would cease to make sense.If an absolute truth did not exist I could just as easily hit an old lady as I could help her across the street and you could no more condemn a man for telling a lie then you could praise a man for being honest. Without an absolute truth everything would be like our feelings, relative, illogical, contradictory and unrealistic. You might as well try to imagine a world in which 2+2=5.

Because a truth does exist humans can grasp that truth and so find a logical motivation for living well even when their feelings tell them to quit. Everyone has days, weeks, months and sometimes years when their feelings tell them to give up, to live selfishly and just be lazy. People in those circumstances can do one of three things. 1.They can choose to be controlled by their feelings and live illogical selfish lives. These are the sorts of people who we see all around us, who do not know what they believe and lack motivation to figure out what they believe. 2. They can form an illogical worldview which motivates them to not be lazy but at some point it fails to explain reality. These sorts of people are the ones who stand very strongly for something but hardly know why they stand for it. or 3, They can seek and embrace a logical view of the world which will give them motivation to live well regardless of what their feelings say and in addition will allow them to have intellectual integrity, which means their intellect will be consistent with reality. These people are the truth seeking Christians who have realized that there is something more important then themselves, Christians who have realized the their own feelings are irrelevant not only to their purpose but also to how they live their lives. God never called anyone to feel a certain way he calls people to live a certain way. So the point is not that feelings are wrong or bad but only that feelings are unhelpful when it comes to deciding how we live our lives. I'm not saying we should try to kill every feeling but we must base our decisions on truth which is not subject to change. If we don't do this and choose to live based on our feelings or really anything else which is subject to change then we fall into the trap of relativism. Feelings ought to be either an energy boost which helps us along in our lives or a barrier to impede us from our goal they MUST NOT dictate our goals for us. That is in essence the problem people allow their feelings to tell them who they are and how to act. We must use our God given intellect to rise above our feelings and use them as the tool they were designed to be.


I'm not entirely sure how to end this. I think the point is clear, if its not then comment and tell me please. One thing before you go, please, please please do not misunderstand this post. I am not saying that feelings are bad. If you think I said that reread the post and realize I did not say that. Oh and the pictures do not relate to anything. They are just cool pictures that I've taken of my yard this summer.