Do you know that you are surrounded by God’s love? Imagine a faint mist swirling around you. Can you feel it brushing your skin? That is a very poor picture of being surrounded, but I can’t think of anything else. Are you aware of God’s presence? Jesus told us to abide, to live in His love. I think we need to imagine it. Can you abide in something if it is only in your head in word pictures? No. His…
Last time I shared a little about knowing God loves you is a key to answered prayer. Today I would like to share how I found this to be true. August 2019 My oldest brother called with news that another brother had been in an accident and was not expected to live. I hadn’t seen that brother, Les, in 50 years, but I had been praying for his salvation for quite a while. I continued praying for him that God…
Answered prayer is a result of faith is what we typically hear. It is what I heard recently. But, I immediately thought that that wasn’t completely true. There is more. God answered my prayers because He loves me. I’m beginning to think that answered prayers are based on love. God’s love for us. Now, that might seem unusual, not normal, remarkable, even shocking. Definitely unconventional. You see, I think we don’t realize how big a role God’s love plays in…
Psalm 138:1 I will praise You with my whole heart; Before the gods I will sing praises to You. Recently I was listening to the Bible being read and I heard this verse. It got my attention. Just what are the gods that it was speaking of? What are the gods we have to deal with, our enemies? Our enemies only become gods when we prefer them to God even for a moment. Enemies because they want to destroy our…
Did you know that every time you obey God you are placing your trust in Him? You have taken a step of faith. You have confidence that He only means good for you whatever is asked. Why don’t we obey? Could it be that we don’t believe God has the best in mind for us? Are we listening to Satan like Adam and Eve did? We’ve all experienced doubts, and we know where those come from. Why do we disobey?…
To my brothers and sisters in Christ I want to share something that will happen in the future in heaven called the marriage supper of the Lamb. The last several months we have been studying Revelation. Sometimes it is difficult to relate that book to our everyday lives. But there is quite a bit that can speak to us. In chapter 19 we read about the “marriage supper of the Lamb” where it says all those who are called to…
Or Over the Circumstances? Circumstances, just circumstances Circumstances are just that, circumstances. They do not define life. They don’t limit your spiritual growth. They don’t identify you. I have discovered they need not determine my peace and joy. They need not affect any aspect of my life in God. I’ve learned that God knows my circumstances. I’ve also learned that He is bigger than my circumstances. I can trust Him. The state of our culture, the unease we feel in…
Image by FotoRieth from Pixabay A few weeks ago I wrote a little about abiding in Christ and said I would write to you more about it. I’ve read more in two books that explains it well which I will list at the end. Jesus loves us and wants us to abide in His love. In that place, He is surrounding us and empowering us. Abiding in Him, living in the atmosphere of His love. Living in Him That is…
Do you feel that if there is a God He has abandoned you? Where does that feeling come from? He has created you to be inhabited by His Spirit. Without His presence we are empty souls. World full of empty souls trying to make sense out of life. Trying to do the best we can, yet never feeling quite satisfied. What is missing? He is. Does religion solve the emptiness? We were meant for Him. Not for any religion. No….
I was reading in John 15 this week and something kind of jumped out at me. Something I’ve seen many times before but hadn’t noticed. Exchanged life option I’ve written much about the Exchanged Life and how we can appropriate it in our personal life. The freedom it brings when we realize we don’t have to be who we were raised to be. We can find freedom from thought patterns. We can find freedom from addictions. We can discover a…
