Beautiful Words of Counsel

“Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors” (Psalm 119:24).

My small, simple soul was cranky.  Maybe feeling a little sorry for itself.  

Unpleasant news and life events had way-laid my laid-back summer.  Words were spoken that made me feel defeated.  And I let my feelings speak into my days and found myself in a funk.

But, it is amazing what honest time in God’s Word can do. Psalm 119:24 says, “Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.” And after spending time soaking in God’s Word, my emotions began to take a back seat to the beautiful words of counsel I was reading.

If you, too, find yourself off-balance in your emotions today, let me encourage you with these reminders about God’s Word.

• God’s Word is truth.  Our feelings are not.
• Our feelings give us insight into questions we need to ask, but God’s word answers those questions.  
• Our feelings of fear and worry warn us that something isn’t right.  But God’s Word promises that all will be made right.

Until next time,

Shelby