Derailed

We are complex - wells of infinite depth - and who can manage us? The more we dig down, the further we have to go.

In the midst of this complexity, how can we at least arrange the pieces of our emotion and beliefs to understand how it is that we can live in peace in the turmoil down here? The answer lies...in a train.

The trains of our lives are divided into three parts: the engine (front) the cargo (middle) and the caboose (end). WE decide which part of the train drives us. In each sections there can be only one of three possible components: facts, faith and feelings. We decide which component goes into which section.

The way to live in peace is to have FACTS (God's truth) driving our lives as the engine. We then put FAITH behind the facts that God is present and in control. Our human FEELINGS are the parts that should reside at the back. Peace exists once the train is in proper order.

However, this 'system' can become mixed up. Our feelings can overwhelm us and jump to the front and we begin to ignore what really is true in life and in God's Word. When we exprience something false, we may end up believing it because it feels true and our feelings get mixed up further, and this perpetuates the engine driving us (now our feelings).

Anxiety will flee from us in moments we are reminded of the truth, put our faith in God, and throw our feelings to the rear.