The presence of God isn’t about feeling God in your physical senses, it’s about knowing God in your spirit. And the Bible describes it as a love beyond knowledge (Ephesians 3:19), a joy inexpressible and filled with glory (1 Peter 1:8), and a peace that surpasses your understanding (Philippians 4:7). That is a living experience, not just in certain moments of life, but for the movement of life.
So, I’m not talking about chasing a feeling. I’m talking about making sure God is the focus of your life, with everything revolving around him, instead of everything revolving around you.
Let me ask you a question. What if God took everything away, but gave you a deeper relationship with him? Because when you lose your heath, wealth, power, influence, possessions, position, prestige, reputation, respect, or loved ones, this makes you come face to face with what you really think about God. And your desire for his presence.
I’m sure you’ve heard that if you want to be a winner, you’ve got to separate from the losers. You’ll have to disassociate with the less affluent, educated, successful, or influential. You have to hang with your own crowd....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A lot of people are haunted by guilty feelings. Even when you do good now, it doesn’t erase the bad you did then. But people say Jesus will pay for your sins. But you still did the bad stuff. And you still feel guilty. And no legitimate...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
1 Peter 4:1-2 says – Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How you relate to others is a direct reflection of how you relate to God. Jesus said – This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. The Apostle Paul said – Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Luke 6:21, Jesus said – as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. That’s the Golden Rule. You honor God by honoring people. But sometimes people turn the Golden Rule into a golden weapon, against God, and against...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
People are made in God’s image. Yet your lips can bless God, while also cursing those made in God’s image. James 3:9 says no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If you want to be sure that you’re heading in the right direction, ask yourself three questions… Am I moving in the fear of God? In other words, if God was standing next to you, would he approve of what you want to do? If you...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What do you do in those moments of temptation, when sin feels like it is satisfaction, like it’s what you need? Here is what you need to do… sing praise and thanksgiving to God. I am talking about singing out loud. Here it is, again:...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
There’s a reason why you’re just a moment away from exploding. A reason why you think isolation is a good answer. A reason why you think something else is the problem. There’s a reason why you're so easily frustrated, so quickly...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
