Reasonings....

I was reading Gen 13.  Abram and Lots men were fighting and Abram did not want this strife.  So he told Lot to choose which way he would go and Abram would take what was left.  This stuck out to me today because I have been reading the "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyers.  In there it gave the verse Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  

Lot chose his territory based on his own understanding (reasoning).  We see where this led to later in Genesis when he ended up in this horrible city of Sodom and Gomorrah.  

We cannot base things or choose things based on our own understandings and reasonings.  It will only get us into trouble usually just like Lot.  We need to rely on God and on what His Word says and trust that!

Feelings dictating your actions.

Matthew 2:16 - Then Herod, when he was that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts therof, from 2 years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

This really stuck out to me today.  I felt God was showing me what could happen when we act out of our feelings.  We need to be careful.  We might not go to the extreme of killing a bunch of children, but how many times have we said harsh things to people or about people because of the anger, hurt, jealousy or rage that we have within ourselves.

I will be honest.... I have gone through a lot the past year.  It was a very difficult time for me.  I have been saying stuff I probably shouldn't.  Even though what I am saying is the truth, it is still not my place.  And it has been a HUGE battle to bite my tongue and not bash the individuals.   I have bashed them to a couple close friends that know I am ONLY VENTING.  They know my true heart and would not go around and constantly say those things.... however, the words were spoken!  Instead of saying stuff, I should be turning to God and saying "God, I have these feelings of ______.  Please help me to release these feelings and only think of these individuals as Your children.  Help me to forgive them."

Don't let your feelings dictate your actions!  (This is what I feel God was telling me!)