But, feelings do not necessarily reflect facts. Our contentment with the love, mercy, and grace of the LORD Jesus must transcend our emotions and feelings, or else we will be content with God only when we feel like it. Faith, then, must teach us to look beyond our emotions to Christ. Only an All Wise God could plan from the foundation of the Earth how to use our daily pains and sufferings to perfect us, for even the humanity of our Divine Saviour was perfected through His sufferings. But, back to our feelings.
Some days are better than others.
Now this cannot be true, if the spirit of the whole law does not directly respect intentions only. If it extends directly to thoughts, emotions, and outward actions, it cannot be truly said that love is the fulfilling of the law. Mr. Finney was merely pointing out that our emotions or feelings cannot be the basis of our obligation to God. God never demands us to feel holy. Never does God command us to feel lovely.