Why Do I do it?

I don't know how this happens. Sometimes it just seems like I get so tired that there's nothing left inside of me. No matter what I do, sometimes my feelings simply level off. There's really nothing that can be done to get them to jump back up in the air, but the important thing that I'm starting to learn is to distinguish between faith and feeling. Tonight as I half-lay on the couch typing this, I'm reminded of what Jesus wants from us. He desires us to have raw faith. Sometimes situations and circumstances do not always go the way that we want them to. For instance, look at the story in Mark 3. Jesus has just gotten done talking to the people about what makes them His relative. Let's look at verses 33-35And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Now notice the one's who are doing His will are those who are around Him who want to hear want He has to say and love being with Him. Here is a key point that stuck out to me here. Sometimes staying with Jesus means that we are going to have to go through less than ideal circumstances. Our feelings may not always be with us holding us up. Sometimes there are circumstances that call for raw faith. This is the time when we claim the promises of God in our lives and hold onto Him. We need to find Him, and hear Him in each and every circumstance that we have to go through.

What are you going through right now? Tell, Jesus, He cares about you and would love to hear from you.