Faith, not "feelings"

Before you think I'm committing some sort of blasphemy, allow me to elaborate and explain.

Lately, the enemy has been hitting me pretty hard: illness, resistance from students I'm trying to reach, as well as a lot smaller distractions. Needless to say, I don't "feel" like God is active in my life right now nor do I really "feel" like giving 100% effort to anything, especially ministry which seems to be yielding little results.

But God did not call me to follow my feelings.  He called me to follow Him.

Luke 10: 27 says to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind". Yes loving God with my emotions are important ("with all your heart") but there is another noteworthy way I must love my God - with all my mind. When God called Abram to go, He simply said "Go to the place I will tell you."

"Go to the place I will tell you."

God didn't even tell Abram where to go yet! But Abram gathered his possessions and his family and followed God on faith, not on feeling. This is now my motivation - God deserves my obedience because He's God. Period. On days that the enemy has me down, serve Him. On days that I feel bad, serve Him. On days that all goes wrong, serve Him.

I can't do much but there is one thing I know I can do, rain or shine, day or night - serve Him.