The Scriptures give us a full-color picture of a God who is moved by emotions such as yearning, love, and compassion. Our human emotions reflect the emotional qualities of our Creator, who made us in His image. Feelings have a vital place in any believer’s life, not just in those who have a more sensitive nature due to their personalities.
The Feeler by James W. Goll delivers a remarkable biblical perspective on our emotions and how they help us to discern and act on God’s voice. The Bible tells us we need to have our “senses trained to discern good and evil” (Hebrews 5:14). What are we training? Both our natural senses and our spiritual senses. Our physical senses, with the addition of “knowing,” correspond to our spiritual senses in these ways:
- Eyes (sight): visions and dreams
- Ears (hearing): voices and sounds
- Heart (touch): emotions and feelings
- Tongue (taste): good and evil
- Nose (smell): good and bad
- Mind (knowing): divine thoughts and impressions
This book will show you how to listen for and recognize the often subtle ways God’s Spirit speaks to believers, as well as how to discern good and evil spirits. With consecrated gifts and senses, you can reach out to the body of Christ and to the world at large in both spiritual and practical ways, making you much better equipped to fulfill your role as an ambassador of the gospel.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Cindy Jacobs
Preface: Once More, with Feeling
Chapter 1: Experiencing the Emotions of God
Chapter 2: Your Natural and Spiritual Senses
Chapter 3: Jesus and the Heart of Compassion
Chapter 4: Sensitivity
Chapter 5: How to Respond to Feelings
Chapter 6: The Fruit of the Spirit
Chapter 7: The Gifts of the Spirit
Chapter 8: The Power of Conviction
Chapter 9: Burden-Bearing
Chapter 10: Discerning Atmospheres
Chapter 11: Wisdom for Feelers
Chapter 12: Flowing in the Power of God
Additional Resources by James W. Goll
About the Author
About the Author:
James W. Goll is the founder and president of God Encounters Ministries. He is an international best-selling author, a certified Life Language Coach, an adviser to leaders and ministries, and a recording artist. James is a member of the Harvest International Ministries International Apostolic Team and an instructor for the Wagner Leadership Institute and Christian Leadership University. He has ministered in more than fifty nations and is a prolific author. He has also recorded multiple classes with corresponding study guides and full curriculum kits.
