How to Deal with How You Feel

Smell is the fastest route to emotion and memory.
It’s the only sense that connects directly to the brain’s emotional center — meaning a single scent can trigger trust, comfort, or warning before we even think.

That’s why the smell of rain, a favorite meal, or even a church sanctuary can make us feel at home. Smells—like emotions—teach us when to trust and when to turn away.

This week in our How to Deal With How You Feel series, we explored trust and disgust — two emotions that shape how we draw close to what is good and turn from what is harmful.

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” — Romans 12:9

Trust builds connection, intimacy, and hope.
Disgust protects boundaries and convictions.
Both are gifts from God — when guided by His Spirit.

We learned:

  • Disgust helps you reject what harms you.

  • Trust helps you receive what heals you.

  • Mature faith knows when to turn away — and when to draw near.

This week, try to:

  • Learn it: Know what to trust and what to reject through Scripture.

  • Live it: Trust the Savior, reject the sin.

  • Give it: Show and tell others the Way.

As Ephesians 5:2 reminds us, “Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering.”

So, here’s the question: Do you smell like your Savior?

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