Pastor T. J.
de
Ruiter, The Netherlands
| Rest in the Lord. |
For God alone
my soul waits in
silence; from Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be
greatly
moved.
Psalm
62:1,2 (RSV)
Our moods can change fast.
Happy feelings of wellbeing can very quickly be pushed away by those of
feeling
unwell or sadness. Our emotions are an important part of our human
constitution. For a long time our culture has given much more attention
to the
mind and the intelligence than to our emotional life, but that has
changed now
- thanks to new insights of psychology. The healthy power of feelings
of
wellbeing and the unhealthy power of negative feelings are recognised
by many.
Believers know that our Creator wants to give our soul, the psyche,
with her
emotional life, rest, peace and stability, so that she will not be
dragged down
in a spiral of spiritual instability, emptiness and depressiveness.
Attach yourself
then by faith
to the eternal living, loving and reliable God. Jesus Christ has
revealed Him
as no other person, read John 1:18; 14:6;9; 17:6. Rest your soul on
Him, the
only One, who is unchangingly good and emotionally perfect. Faith in
this
heavenly Father will keep your soul in peace. Why not pray this prayer
at this
moment: "God, my Father, I rely on You, because You remain forever the
same, trustworthy God, who loves me. My soul finds a feeling of healthy
rest in
You." Notice how relaxing and restful the results of a prayer like this
are under all circumstances. This is the power of Gods Holy Spirit
working in
you. Thank You, Lord.
| Rust in de Heer. |
Onze stemming kan zich snel wijzigen. Blijde gevoelens
van welzijn kunnen razendsnel verdrongen worden door die van onwel zijn
en
verdriet. Ons gevoelsleven is een belangrijk deel van onze menselijke
constitutie. In onze cultuur is lange tijd veel meer aandacht
geschonken en
waarde gehecht aan het mentale vermogen, het verstand dan aan de
emoties. Er is
nu echter verandering in gekomen mede dankzij psychologische inzichten.
De
gezonde kracht van gevoelens van welzijn, maar ook de ongezonde van
negatieve
gevoelens wordt nu door velen erkend. Gelovigen weten dat de Schepper
onze
ziel, de psyche, met haar gevoelsleven, rust en vrede wil geven, een
vastheid,
die haar onder alle omstandigheden bewaart voor een afglijden in een
spiraal
van geestelijke instabiliteit, leegte en
depressiviteit.
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