The challenge is to RECOGNIZE God's presence

Where is GOD? He's right HERE.

God is with us...so we can be strong and courageous!

We Need God's Presence

One of the most important and helpful truths Jesus tells His followers is: “Be sure of this: I am with you always…” Matt. 28:20.

When we are acting in obedience to God we are not doing so because we have initiated some clever scheme based on our own thinking and ideas. When we act in obedience to God we are doing what He has initiated; on the authority of Jesus; with His help, strength and leading. And when we do this, He is present with us.

This is incredibly important to me because I am weak, easily frightened and prone to seeking the approval of others. So I cannot do what God calls me to do. I am incapable of following Him… [here is the important part]… without His presence.

“With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” [Jesus] Mark 10:27

Does An Awareness of God Make a Difference?

Is it likely that your life would be different if you lived with a constant awareness of God’s presence?  Would that be a good, positive and helpful difference?  I was thinking about these questions as they apply to my life so I thought I’d put them out for some others to ponder, as well.

Jesus Walks On Water -- Audio Podcast

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Seeing God And Putting Things In Their Proper Perspective

Here’s a conversation thread from my Facebook page.

My initial post:

When we enter into God’s presence on the other side of this earthly existence everything else that we’ve ever experienced will finally be put in its proper perspective.

Comment from my friend:

Proof text. Must have proof text old friend! I bang my head against the wall trying to get perspective on this side, and you're telling me to chill-out and wait 'til I get on the other side? I think He gave me this curious, searching heart (or this doubting skeptics mind, whatever it is?)

My response to the comment:

I believe God gave you that curious, searching heart, too.  And I think it’s good and right for you to try to get perspective on this side of eternity.  Don’t stop your search for understanding.  (Although, you might want to ease up on the banging your head against the wall.)  However, a wise search involves the understanding that we are finite—there are some things we simply will not come to understand on this side.  If you cannot come to terms with this reality it will result in increased head-against-the-wall sessions and tremendous frustration.

Also, what we experience now is, by definition, incomplete because there is a wholly other experience that will happen when we leave this realm.  We cannot experience this other realm now, we can only experience it by crossing over.

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12

I believe that the most significant part of this experience on the other side will be seeing God in a way that is fuller and more complete than we can see Him on this side of eternity.  And I believe that when we see Him in this complete way much of what we thought was so important, on this side, will be put into its proper perspective.

Line from an old Christian song:  “And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”

God's Presence

When we enter into God’s presence on the other side of this earthly existence everything else that we’ve ever experienced will finally be put in its proper perspective.

Are We Aware of God's Presence?

Are we genuinely aware of God’s presence?  Do we know this presence as an authentic truth of the experience of our lives?  “The instant cure for most of our religious ills would be to enter the Presence in spiritual experience, to become suddenly aware that we are in God and God is in us.” – A.W. Tozer.

A Relationship With God That Is Intimate, Meaningful & Personal

In Psalm 23, God’s word tells us about being able to walk through dark valleys without fear because He is with us, beside us—we walk in His presence—this is describing a relationship with God that is intimate, meaningful and personal. Do you have a relationship with God that is intimate, meaningful and personal?

Living Free From Fear -- Video

It's sad that so much of what we do is motivated by fear...

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