You are Not Your Feelings -- You are in Christ

Alcoholics Anonymous teaches people to identify with their feelings.

Paul explains the consequences of such folly:

"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." (Romans 8: 6)

We are to walk in the Spirit, not in our flesh, not defined by our feelings, but rather with Christ Jesus, who is seated at the right hand of God the Father (Ephesians 1: 21-22), and we are seated with Him (Ephesians 2: 4-8)

We are to identify ourselves with Christ Jesus, and not with our bodies or feelings:

"1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." (Colossians 3: 1-4)

Our life is hidden in Christ, who is the Image of the God the Father, the Creator of all things, and our Redeemer (Colossians 1: 13-18)

We are not our feelings, but we are children of God (1 John 3: 1-3).

We are to reckon ourselves dead to sin and alive in Christ to righteousness (Romans 6: 11-14), and we can rest assured in His righteousness and peace because Jesus condemned our sins, and sin in the flesh, when He died on the Cross.

We may still feel sinful emotions in our bodies and minds, yet we have only to bring these thoughts into captivity to Christ's obedience, where every sin has been put away forever (2 Corinthians 10: 5)

While AA warns members to be on guard about their feelings, to confess them with spot-check inventories and then go out of their way to help people, the Bible invites us to put off, or rather let go of this "Old man" (Ephesians 4: 26-32) and walk in the light as children of Light (Ephesians 5: 8)