{"id":1878,"date":"2025-07-02T00:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:48:02","slug":"day-11-obedience-over-emotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/day-11-obedience-over-emotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 11 – Obedience Over Emotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s world, feelings often take the lead. Society teaches us to \u201cfollow our heart\u201d and “do what feels right.<\/em>” However, for those who wish to walk with God, this mindset can be dangerous. Faith isn\u2019t built on emotions; it\u2019s built on obedience.<\/p>\n

While our emotions are an integral part of who we are, they were never meant to lead us, simply because emotions change. They\u2019re influenced by circumstances, moods, people and everything around us. In contrast, God\u2019s will is unchanging, perfect, and trustworthy.<\/p>\n

The greatest victories in a Christian\u2019s life doesn\u2019t come from doing what feels right, but from choosing to obey God \u2013 even when we don\u2019t feel inclined to do so.<\/p>\n

One of the clearest examples of obedience over emotion is found in Jesus Himself. On the night before His crucifixion, He prayed, \u201cO My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Matthew 26:39)<\/p>\n

In that moment, knowing the suffering that awaited Him, the Lord Jesus didn’t feel like going to the Cross. Yet, He prioritised His Father\u2019s will and obeyed, despite His feelings.<\/p>\n

In our daily lives, we also face decisions that contradict our emotions, such as forgiving someone even when we still feel hurt, remaining faithful when we don\u2019t see immediate results, praying and reading the Bible even when we feel tired or distracted, or choosing faith when fear tries to creep in.<\/p>\n

Although these moments can be uncomfortable, when we succeed in overcoming emotional impulses, they become spiritual victories, and these victories build character and deepen our connection with God.<\/p>\n

The same applies for the Fast of Daniel. By rejecting secular media and distractions, you learn to deny your own will and align with God\u2019s. Some days may feel dry and you may even consider stopping the Fast along the way. That\u2019s when your commitment to obey matters most! God doesn\u2019t reward feelings; He rewards faithfulness \u2013 and obedience is the evidence of faith.<\/p>\n

So today, don\u2019t ask yourself, \u201cHow do I feel?<\/em>\u201d Instead, ask, \u201cWhat does God want me to do?\u201d<\/em> and do it.<\/p>\n

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In today\u2019s world, feelings often take the lead. Society teaches us to \u201cfollow our heart\u201d and “do what feels right.” However, for those who wish to walk with God, this mindset can be dangerous. Faith isn\u2019t built on emotions; it\u2019s built on obedience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1881,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions\/1881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uckg.org\/fastofdaniel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}