Really there are only two feelings that a human being can have, namely love and fear. It is generally supposed that the kinds of feeling we may have are legion, but this is an illusion. All other feelings, so-called, will turn out upon analysis to be either love or fear.
What about anger? Well, anger is really but fear in disguise. In chemistry we occasionally find the same substance occurring under completely different appearances. For example, black lead is exactly the same substance chemically as a diamond, different as they look. They are said to be allotropic forms of carbon. In the same way, anger, hatred, jealousy, criticism, egotism, are but allotropic forms of fear.
Joy, interest, the feeling of success and accomplishment, the appreciation of art, are allotropic forms of love. The great difference between the two feelings is that love is always creative, and fear is always destructive. It is for us to decide which of these two feelings shall hold sway in our lives.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in God, and God in Him (1 John 4:16).
The only question we must answer is “which one will we feed; love or fear”? When we dwell in God, we follow God’s will and feed love. When we dwell in ourselves, we follow our own will which often feeds fear.
Today, let us open our hearts to God’s will and flood our lives with love, and all the joy, hope and peace that accompanies it.
Feeding love,
Z gardener
This comment form a brother. Z.
This one’s like a a double to center field driving in two runs.
Bravo!