from Megan Pulver.

Oprah’s spiritual views are often said to make people feel good about themselves, so naturally, they’re appealing.  She claims that we find our spiritual power by getting in touch with our inner selves. But what does Jesus say? Is it our inner self that provides us with the wisdom and power to live a God-honoring life – or is it something else?

Jesus says, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”

Of course we want to live by our feelings. It’s comfortable, makes sense, doesn’t ask us to wait, trust, or surrender all. But, we’re not called to live by our feelings. We’re called to live by the knowledge of a true God and that can be very uncomfortable. “Jesus says, ‘You shall know the truth’ – not get in touch with your inner self – and the truth will set you free.” As Christians, when we focus on feelings without thinking through God’s truths, we are lead astray.

It’s natural to live off feelings of doubt, fear, weakness, loneliness, etc. But what would it look like if we instead, lived off God’s truths:

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