#20: Learning to Think in a Culture Ruled by Feelings

Learning to think in a culture ruled by feelings.

The words we use to talk about our faith shapes how the people around us approach Christianity.

Have you ever noticed how often people start talking about Jesus, the Bible, or God With “feeling” language?

“I just feel that Jesus would…”
“It doesn’t feel like God would…”
“I just feel that’s not what the Bible says…”

Feelings are great but they’re not the foundation of our faith

Now don’t get me wrong, feelings are great. But they’re not the foundation of our faith. And they certainly don’t determine what’s true.

Feelings come and go. They change.

Feelings are not wrong or right. They just are.

They’re a barometer of the soul. A snapshot of our internal life at a particular moment in time.

Thinking connects us with reality beyond our preferences and experiences.

Feelings come easy. But thinking requires effort.

Public intellectual Dr. Thomas Sowell puts it this way:

“The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t read. The problem isn’t even that Johnny can’t think. The problem is that Johnny doesn’t know what thinking is. He confuses it with feeling.”

Now more than ever, our kids need to hear us say, “I think” and not just “I feel.”

They need to know that the Christian faith is reasonable. It’s rooted in history and reality. Yes, feelings are powerful. But thinking helps people discover the truth.

And in the end, that’s what sets us free to live according to God’s good design.

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