Loud Feelings?

When our feelings are loud, we are tempted to believe as fundamental truths what is biblically false.

Loud Feeling:
See you're all alone. Nobody cares. You are the rejected one.

Heart's Deception:
God is not with you. God does not care about you. God has forsaken you.

Loud Feeling:
This is terrifying. I'm so afraid. What if "worst case scenario" happens?

Heart's Deception:
I have cause to fear. God is powerless to protect me. His will for me is unsafe, therefore, He is untrustworthy.

Jeremiah 17 highlights the default error in our hearts: we were made to trust God, but we all instead choose to trust in our own flesh.

Study Jeremiah 17 and consider the sins in verses 1-4.

Chart the similarities in circumstance and contrast in imagery found verses 5-8.

Pray on the true source of hope and the faithfulness of God's authority in verses 9-14.

When your feelings are loud and intense, turn to the Lord.