Overwhelmed and Stuck on a Decision? How to Know God’s Will (When Your Feelings Are Loud)

A decision lands at 4:45 on a Tuesday, you’re already overwhelmed, and you answer fast. Then you lie awake wondering, “Was that God, or was that just me being tired?” In the first episode of November, Dr. Cara Curry takes on the loudest thing that has been making our decisions for us: our feelings. She shares her own story of letting guilt and pressure run her calendar, what Scripture says about leaning on your own understanding, and the three questions she asks before she reacts, straight from Chapter 5 of her new book, Destiny Decisions.

Takeaways:
• Your feelings are real, but they were never meant to be your compass. They are information, not instructions.
• So much of God’s will is already written down: walk in peace, love well, be faithful with what He has placed in your hands, rest, don’t be anxious.
• Before you react, ask: What am I feeling? What is it telling me to do? Does that next step agree with what God has said?
• Waiting with peace is not the same as being stuck. Don’t make the big call on your emptiest night.
• Walking in freedom doesn’t mean you never feel overwhelmed again. It means the overwhelm doesn’t get to drive.
Scripture referenced: Proverbs 3:5–6; Colossians 3:1–3; Philippians 4:6–7; John 16:33 (ESV).

This week’s Destiny Decision: “Regardless of my circumstances or how I feel in the moment, I choose peace.”

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