He desires that we meet him know him and experience his love and mercy
Always present. Even in the darkest times . Even in the darkest valley
Today i go to my mons funeral. The last three months were maybe the most miserable of my life. But it was not that bad
Because God is my everything. And everything else is nothing
How do we achieve a conscious contact with God? Without religious ceremonies and going through the motions
We must search for him in a certain frantic manner
Which takes a mountain of effort if you have little faith. Or, just the faith of a mustard seed
But he will be found. It’s a promise
A CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD
Its the best thing on earth
I don’t know what’s better. Having a conscious contact with God. Or knowing that God exists and that he thinks about me and that he loves me
I’ve been a Christian without those things before. I possessed neither of those.
All I was clinging on was that little faith, that’s some guy named Jesus supposedly died for my sins
Then my world gets turned upside down
I don’t know what’s better. Having a conscious contact with God. Or knowing that God exists and that he thinks about me and that he loves me
This here is priceless . It’s life-changing. Lotta fears and anxieties and worries. They become smaller and smaller.
If you guys don’t got it. You guys should yearn for it. You guys should be almost pissed off that you don’t have it. And asking God every single night or hour even. Where are you? I want to know you!
Conscious contact with God
Reading the Bible and praying reading the Bible and praying. Yeah, it sounds boring. Big-time snore for me.
But those are the two of the main ways where a conscious contact with God strengthens
"Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise." (Jeremiah 17:14)
Last week, it was raining one night and I ordered some takeout food from this restaurant. And there was a homeless guy. Sleeping on the ground in this plaza. With this blanket. And his belongings.
And I thought it must be cold for him. I should leave him some money. I looked at my wallet. And I only had five dollars cash. And I thought I wanted to leave them like $20.
I was very tired and exhausted. And I said I should just give him this five bucks. This is for God.
Eventually, as I was waiting for my food, I talked myself out of it. I thought. The guy is sleeping. What if I disturb him? What if he wakes up and I startle him? What if it all just ends bad, it’s like 11 PM and some strangers approaching him.
In conclusion, since I wanted to do it for God. I should have just done it. When I got home, I realize that. I talked myself out of it.
Because if I’m doing something for God, and it’s in line with one of our main commandments from Christ, to love one another , to be a living sacrifice
then I have to just go and do it and not worry about the result. Because God is sovereign. He watches over everything.
I need the results to him. But I should just follow through. And do his will to the best of my ability. But he is there. I’m not alone. And he pays very close attention. When I’m trying to change and take positive actions. To free me from my selfishness.
If I wanted to give someone that money for the glory of God. Yes I have to think about it to make sure I’m doing it in the wisest way
But in the end, I should’ve make sure that it was accomplished. I worried about meaningless things.
The main prayer that I pray for the last five years, I’ve prayed mainly one line: God , May your will be done.
how important is our thoughts and our desires? What I want to do. The woman that I want to be with. The type of car I wanna drive. My goals in five years. Me me me. Things that are fun for me. How important Are these things?
Those things are my own flesh imagination telling me that I think that’s what I need for me to be happy. And it’s a bunch of bull chit!
God is sovereign, he’s knows what’s best for me, and he is with me from the beginning to the end.
May his will be done. And may I fight and wrestle against my own ego and selfishness so that I can make sure that his will is done to the best of my ability
And if I really wanted to make sure that guy had $20 and not five dollars that was remaining in my wallet. I should’ve just drove to the nearest ATM. Pulled it out. And left $20.
No regrets. No self-pity. We move forward. Everything is learning nothing is a mistake.
If God does not condemn me, why should I condemn myself?
You wouldn't condemn your children you would want to help the same as we are children of God
While our body lives, we can be redeemed. Once the body dies, redemption is not an option. Remember, death may be just one heartbeat away
