What do you do when facts and feelings fight your faith?
Opposition grows faith.
Acts 12:1-6 (NLT) About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church. 2 He had the apostle James (John’s brother) killed with a sword. 3 When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.) 4 Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover. 5 But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. 6 The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep…
“Facts and feelings are poor substitutes for faith.” ~ Steven Furtick
Opposition may mean another battle, but it doesn’t mean the war is over.