Living with God is a daily thing in Psalms we read about the secret place and how that is a place where we can learn to trust God not just on the bad days but on the good days.
I don't want to just find the secret place when the storm is raging, I want to practice being with God when the day is going well so that it's easier to find him when the storm is raging.
God is perfecting his bride and I'm okay with being someone that he wants to live with. This more than likely will require me to make adjustments in my life so that I can be with him. In Ephesians It talks about taking up the shield of faith above all. This will protect us from the bombardment of lies, deception, doubt and the seed that is contrary to the word of God that surrounds us in life today.
I have good news, in John It talks about how the helper is coming. He's our comforter or advocate or counselor and he will bring back to our remembrance all things that we might live with his truth which will be our shield.
In James we read about when we ask, we must believe a double-minded person is unstable. My prayer for all of us is that we would be stable singular of thought in complete faith and belief in the truth of God's word.
To help others have a relationship with God we must really live with God for real life and understand how to make that actually work. To take it from church time and service time and blend it and transform it into everyday life. What does it look like and how does it work? I hope this helps to bridge that gap that sometimes is difficult to navigate. We must find this journey and find out how to make real life work with a loving God who desires to be with us and who has paid the price and made a way so that it's possible.
What is something you learned about real Life with God?
Do you see the Shield of Faith In a new way if so please describe?
Do we pray hoping he will prove our fears wrong so that will change what we believe?
What portion of the Word of God came alive to you?
What is something you learned about real Life with God?
We have to live with God so that it becomes a seamless relationship. 100% from both sides, and since He already gave 100% if I don't feel like we are living real life together, then I should check my percentage meter.
Do you see the Shield of Faith In a new way if so please describe?
Maybe others have already seen this, but it became alive to me this week. I saw the shield of faith in a new light during this message. Holding up the shield means putting my faith in His Word, and what He said. Like Ps. Aaron brought out in Psalm 91: "His truth shall be…
What is something you learned about real life with God? Something I learned about real life with God is questioning myself as to whether God would want to live with me. Am I the kind of person He wants to be around. I must look at myself and ask do I put the effort into our relationship to make Him know that I want to be with Him. Your example of a marriage is so accurate. Both parties have to be giving 100% to have it be successful.
Do you see the shield of faith in a new way is so please describe? I do see the shield of faith differently. It is His truth that is our shield. Hi…
What is something you learned about real Life with God? What I learned through this message is that without God I have no life. Real life only comes from God. Sure in this life I will have trials and tribulations but praise God when He is in those trials and tribulations, He will cause me to overcome them. Without Him in those trials and tribulations, I have no hope and live a life of despair. I have experienced both as a Christian until I realized that I need to recognize when He is not with me because of my disobedience and when He is with me in my obedience. Just because I am obeying God does not mean "life" wi…
What is something you learned about real Life with God?
In a natural marriage it is a whole lot more successful when both people are all in. If one holds back it hinders the marriage. It is the same with our relationship with God. God isn't after a relationship where we may live in the same house but have different bedrooms (no intimacy that way)--no He wants all of us. It's make me think about the areas of our lives that we may not like so much, our weaknesses, and instead of bringing them openly before Him and receiving the Help He promised, we try and hide it, ashamed and what He would think. Afraid He won't want us anymore.…
What is something you learned about real Life with God?
You have to choose to go to the secret place. You have to choose to be with God. During the message the observation was made that we often use Ephesians 6 to show people what a marriage should be, but we don't really think about the fact that it's an illustration of what our relationship with God is too - It's a choice. Everyday, in my marriage, I wake up and choose my husband regardless of the circumstance. My mood, if the sun is or isn't shining, if the world is falling apart, does not change the fact that I choose my husband. My marriage is a part of my…