It’s easy to mix up the way faith and feelings work in our lives. In fact, we are invited to trust God regardless of how we are feeling.

Sometimes, while we are trusting God, our feelings soar with joy. At other times we experience “stomach lag” as our feelings lag behind our faith.

Faith isn’t a feeling, it’s a trusting, a relying, a resting upon another, no matter what we are feeling!

The apostle Paul does offer a way to counter stomach lag: do not be anxious about anything… but in everything by prayer… with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God…  will guard your hearts and your minds [and I might add, your stomachs] in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7