You Can Successfully Fight Negative Feelings

 "Miserable man that I am!" - ROMANS 7:24.

WHAT come to your mind when you think of the apostle Paul? Do you think of a courageous missionary, a skilled teacher, or a prolific Bible writer? Those descriptions are certain accurate. Yet, Paul was also a man of deep emotions. Like many of us, he at times battled negative feelings. 

Read Romans 7:21-24.  In his letter to the Romans, Paul expressed feeling that many of us can relate to. Even though he was a faithful Christian, he had an inner struggle-a battle between his earnest desire to do God's will and his inclination to act on wrong desires. I addition to his inner conflict, Paul at times struggled with negative feelings about his past an about a persistent problem he was facing.

Despite his inner struggle, Paul did not allow his negative feelings to dominate his thinking. In this article, we will consider the following questions: What caused Paul at times to feel "miserable"? How did he deal with negative feelings? And how can we successfully fight our own negative feeligns?

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