#249 Ariana: Feelings Aren’t Lord, But They Sure Tried To Be

We trace Ariana’s path from a small-town church and a turbulent home to anxiety, addiction, striving, and finally a clear identity in Christ. A Friday night with Scripture and a single line—“feelings aren’t Lord”—becomes the hinge that shifts her marriage, her mind, and her future.• growing up Adventist in Mankato amid family alcoholism and divorce• public school pressures, validation through dating, and early boundaries with substances• academy years of rules, comparison, and a hunger for real faith• college loneliness, intentional dating, marriage, and vocational twists• hidden pornography struggle, cycles of confession, shame, and effort• long commutes with the Bible, reframing Old Testament lives, asking harder questions• testimonies and Wave clips leading to the key insight: feelings aren’t Lord• practicing truth-telling over stored lies and reframing identity in Christ• freedom from addiction, anxiety, and depression by rooting identity in Jesus• how marriage dynamics changed when identity shifted from feelings to Christ💰 DONATE & SUPPORT our Ministry: lovereality.org/give👍 LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alovereality📷 FOLLOW us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riyoung31/📚 LEARN more at our site: lovereality.orgJoin us for the best gathering on the internet, Internet Church. Every other Friday. Find out at www.lovereality.org/circles Continue growing with friends! Join a circle over at www.lovereality.org/circles