Focal Passage: Psalm 1:1-6; Philippians 4:8
We live in a “feeling culture” not a “thinking culture.” More emphasis is placed on how we feel than on what we think. Feelings can be mercurial, subjective, even dangerous (Jeremiah 17:9).
And while God has given us the gift of emotion, the focus on emotional wellbeing has stunted the development of a robust intellectual life that is based on God’s Word. The thinking life should drive the feeling life, not the other way around.
As we think over spiritual truths God gives us the insights and wisdom we need to live life and to keep our emotions in check (II Timothy 2:7). God’s Word provides the “stuff” that guides and shapes the contours of our thinking. Two such “thinking passages” are Psalm 1 and Philippians 4:8. [Read more…]