Comments on: Feelings

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:04:49 +0000

In reply to Angie Rose. Ha ha! Now you know we say the same thing to eachother, too! Feelings are a big part of us and not always wrong (hence this article) but you're right, it does takes some awareness and work on our part to look past how we feel and respond to what is true.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:59:56 +0000

In reply to Vicki Sargent. Ouch...that is so true! Something to think about for sure. Thanks for the comment, Dear Mother :-)

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:57:19 +0000

In reply to Maria Gable. Great thought, Maria! I agree...whenever we communicate effectively that would certainly make others "feel" important to us and in the end, loved. Thanks for the comment!

By: Angie Rose

Angie Rose — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:06:10 +0000

Thank you so much Mrs.Jackie for writing this article, there is a lot I need to learn from this In the area I mostly struggle in. Also whenever I talk to brother Chris about something and I say “I feel this way……” and he always tells me “Fact over feelings.” I’ve probably heard that more then a million times

By: Vicki Sargent

Vicki Sargent — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:37:38 +0000

A common statement: “I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will even forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

By: Maria Gable

Maria Gable — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:59:26 +0000

Being newly married, I’m realizing more and more that one of the most important things in making others feel loved is communication. It is very easy for feelings and thoughts to be misinterpreted AND miscommunicated. How is that to be avoided?? Clear communication! Speak the other person’s love language. And don’t do it because you “should,” do it because you want to! It takes a conscientious decision. It takes so much work but is in the end so worth it! Also, it helps very much to learn how the other person thinks.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:33:19 +0000

In reply to Shirley Fenstermaker.

Interesting thoughts, Shirley…it makes sense. Just be real…caring and, like Liz said, genuine. Thanks for the comment!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:32:06 +0000

In reply to Carolyn. So true!!! Oh if I could only remember to be "swift to hear and slow to speak." :oP Thanks for the comment!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:31:15 +0000

In reply to Trish.

Wow, Trish…that’s an article in and of itself!! Wonderful, practical thoughts…especially in communicating love to our children. Thanks for the feedback!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:30:04 +0000

In reply to Elizabeth Roy.

You’re right, Liz…I guess that means WE have to change ourselves first. THEN we can make other’s feel genuine love! Great thought…thanks for sharing.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:28:03 +0000

In reply to Brittany Anger. So true, Brittany! Thanks for commenting :)

By: Shirley Fenstermaker

Shirley Fenstermaker — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:38:55 +0000

Even the nicest of people can mean to make us feel good but the receiver may be overwhelmed if they have not really been exposed to that. I still have trouble thinking anyone could come up to me and really care. So many times I thought people were interested but they were only trying to be “nice”. I want to respond by saying what do you really want? I want to say just be yourself; you just never know when or how God will use it.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:18:57 +0000

I say God gave us 2 ears and one mouth for a reason. If we do twice as much listening as we do talking I think people would feel more loved and accepted. No one wants to share their heart with someone if it’s going to be dismissed or talked over.

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:35:45 +0000

Some people like to try and do that “special” thing that will cause them to be remembered, and, in a way, “validate” their worth. However, I recently read that people will tend to remember more how you made them feel, rather than what you did for them. So, I started evaluating myself and how I was making people feel in particular interactions with them. It’s a matter of putting myself in their place and receiving the look, word, or body language I am sending them. They don’t know how I feel, only how I am making them feel!

I have been known for being very goal-oriented. When my children were little, as my responsibilities piled up around me, I had to make myself sit with my children, in the midst of their busy-ness…and mine, and play with them, no matter if the dishes or laundry must wait. As they get older, toy cars are replaced by other interests (some of which I no longer possess the flexibility or speed to participate in), but the idea remains…relationships, time, a listening ear, and a genuine interest in their lives. Listen to them and pray for them. Lose the destructive criticism, sharp tongue, and angry eyebrows!
Find a smile.

Everyone matters to God. He didn’t put them in my life to inconvenience me or to interrupt my day or my task. I praise the Lord that, as He allows me to minister to others for Him, I see more and more how through them, the Lord is growing me and teaching me what really matters to Him.

By: Elizabeth Roy

Elizabeth Roy — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:42:15 +0000

Great reminder. When dealing with people, our true motive must be love. This can’t be faked. True, genuine concern for others will be revealed through our body language, our tone, our words and through the “energy” that pervades every interaction. This is why Jesus’ message of loving one another is a constant throughout His teachings. It truly is the Royal Law.

By: Brittany Anger

Brittany Anger — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:00:49 +0000

I LOVE this article! As a teen girl, it’s super easy to rely on my feelings to make decisions. But I need to depend on God’s Word and His promises! Facts, not feelings! 😀