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finaldesire

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How do you think God sees you, your character, your heart and your motives.
 

Blain

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Wow talk about a great and provocative thread well done:D
I actually have pondered this for quite a while, I know how I see myself. I look in the mirror and I look inside myself and I only see weakling, a filthy sinful worm lower than the dirt I only see someone of no value or worth and someone who shouldn't even dare call upon him in my time of need.

And yet I get this weird sensation inside and a mental image of Jesus smiling shaking his head almost laughing as if to say silly child let me show you what it is that I see. When this happens what I feel like he sees is a strong warrior, a pure and innocent child, a royal prince who is worth far more than he realizes not only because of how deeply he is treasured by the king but the fact he doesn't even see the beauty that he radiates and how proud he makes his father makes him that much more beautiful and worthy. He sees a child who he loves and treasures so endlessly that eternity could not hold his love even if it was possible, he sees a child who desires so deeply to give life and strength to others who wants more than anything to show and give the love that flows so vastly from fathers own heart abundantly yet needs to take his own advice and see and accept the same thing in himself.

Not to sound self conceited of course but this is just some of the things I feel he sees and I honestly need to learn to take it heart. How easy it is for me to see these things in others and how I get so protectively angry when others say these horrible things about themselves yet I see the total opposite, yet how blind I am when I look at myself. The fact he sees me like this astonishes me and leaves me bewildered
 
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finaldesire

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Wow talk about a great and provocative thread well done:D
I actually have pondered this for quite a while, I know how I see myself. I look in the mirror and I look inside myself and I only see weakling, a filthy sinful worm lower than the dirt I only see someone of no value or worth and someone who shouldn't even dare call upon him in my time of need.

And yet I get this weird sensation inside and a mental image of Jesus smiling shaking his head almost laughing as if to say silly child let me show you what it is that I see. When this happens what I feel like he sees is a strong warrior, a pure and innocent child, a royal prince who is worth far more than he realizes not only because of how deeply he is treasured by the king but the fact he doesn't even see the beauty that he radiates and how proud he makes his father makes him that much more beautiful and worthy. He sees a child who he loves and treasures so endlessly that eternity could not hold his love even if it was possible, he sees a child who desires so deeply to give life and strength to others who wants more than anything to show and give the love that flows so vastly from fathers own heart abundantly yet needs to take his own advice and see and accept the same thing in himself.

Not to sound self conceited of course but this is just some of the things I feel he sees and I honestly need to learn to take it heart. How easy it is for me to see these things in others and how I get so protectively angry when others say these horrible things about themselves yet I see the total opposite, yet how blind I am when I look at myself. The fact he sees me like this astonishes me and leaves me bewildered
Personally I have never had the spirit of God tell me that I am a worthless sinner, that has only come from other believers.
 

Blain

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Personally I have never had the spirit of God tell me that I am a worthless sinner, that has only come from other believers.
It isn't the spirit of God that tells me i am a worthless sinner, it's mainly myself I have never had a good opinion of myself and depression doesn't exactly help with that XD
But as for other believers telling you that they should be ashamed, who are they to call anyone a worthless sinner?
 
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finaldesire

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It isn't the spirit of God that tells me i am a worthless sinner, it's mainly myself I have never had a good opinion of myself and depression doesn't exactly help with that XD
But as for other believers telling you that they should be ashamed, who are they to call anyone a worthless sinner?
This is true, I think that some believers see everyone as evil wicked brutes.
 

Blain

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This is true, I think that some believers see everyone as evil wicked brutes.
Sadly there are those who would call themselves Christians and see sin and corruption in everything and in everyone but themselves but they are the ones who need to see and be shown his love more than anyone else.

Is it in your church or online that these people act like this to you?
 
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finaldesire

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Sadly there are those who would call themselves Christians and see sin and corruption in everything and in everyone but themselves but they are the ones who need to see and be shown his love more than anyone else.

Is it in your church or online that these people act like this to you?
They're all over the place, ATM I don't have any Christian friends, I used to, but once they went out of my life I never went out and found more.
 

Blain

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They're all over the place, ATM I don't have any Christian friends, I used to, but once they went out of my life I never went out and found more.
True enough they are everywhere both in the world and online, I also don't have any Christian friends aside from online because I am unable to go anywhere and am often times trapped inside my own house.

But everyone here in cc have been there for me from the beginning I found friends and a family I have never had in this life, if you ever need a friend I am here and if you need to talk for whatever reason whether that is advice or encouragement or perhaps you wish to discuss the things of Christ or even just need an ear to listen my pm box is always open:)
 
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finaldesire

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True enough they are everywhere both in the world and online, I also don't have any Christian friends aside from online because I am unable to go anywhere and am often times trapped inside my own house.

But everyone here in cc have been there for me from the beginning I found friends and a family I have never had in this life, if you ever need a friend I am here and if you need to talk for whatever reason whether that is advice or encouragement or perhaps you wish to discuss the things of Christ or even just need an ear to listen my pm box is always open:)
Well thank you Blain.
 
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AuntieAnt

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I know God is delighted with me (and all His children), His Spirit dances over me, He rejoices over me with singing, the Lord God takes great pleasure in my running into His arms and depending on Him for everything, nothing can come between God and me. He consumes me and makes me in awe of Him. That is the spiritual reality of our relationship with God. Nothing can change that. Not our negative feelings, not anyone else's contrary opinions. This is the true life we have in Father God through Christ Jesus. He loves us with an everlasting love... FOR REAL!
 

Johnny_B

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How do you think God sees you, your character, your heart and your motives.
Through the eyes of grace, because if He looked on me with eyes of holiness, righteousness, justice and wrath I would be toast. It would all over for me, because I am a sinful man if not for His grace all I deserve are the flames of hell and rightly so.
 

Zmouth

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How do you think God sees you, your character, your heart and your motives.
Well, if God sees us then you must believe that God sees you also, so wouldn't that mean God sees you as a light above the brightness of the sun?

Since God said let there be light, and there was light, then if God saw the light in the darkness, then if darkness comprehended it not then how do you think God sees you?

 

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How do you think God sees you, your character, your heart and your motives.
Washed/cleansed by the blood, sanctified for a work in Christ, justified by the faith of & my faith in Christ's finished work of redemption (1 Cor 6:11)

As the righteousness of God, thru the faith of & by my faith in Christ (Rom 3:22) Thank you Jesus!
 
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I think God sees me... as his daughter whom he loves...he knows I need a lot of work, and he's working out things in my life... He see's someone who has failed her whole life... made mistakes.. have been rejected even from birth... but he doesn't reject me... I think he see's me as someone who loves caring for people, helping others.He also know, I'm weak... in a lot of ways... but he will make me stronger ... (sorry my punctuation is not the best)
 
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With crystal clear vision all the way to the core......
 
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finaldesire

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Through the eyes of grace, because if He looked on me with eyes of holiness, righteousness, justice and wrath I would be toast. It would all over for me, because I am a sinful man if not for His grace all I deserve are the flames of hell and rightly so.
I having been sitting here for 20 minutes thinking of a reply to your theory that you really think you deserve hell.
 
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I having been sitting here for 20 minutes thinking of a reply to your theory that you really think you deserve hell.
Maybe the answer is grace.......??

a. Not getting what we deserve
b. In Christ getting what we don't deserve
 
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Through the eyes of grace, because if He looked on me with eyes of holiness, righteousness, justice and wrath I would be toast. It would all over for me, because I am a sinful man if not for His grace all I deserve are the flames of hell and rightly so.
That is why God is so merciful,and full of grace,and forgiving,for while we are sinners we did not put ourselves in this position for we were born not knowing God,so we were wrong until we came to God in the truth.

It is not our fault why we were put in that position for we did not do it ourselves,but were born in that situation,but there is still no excuse because when we are older we know right from wrong,and have to do what is right and correct our situation.

Lucifer was created perfect in his ways until iniquity was found in him,so Lucifer did it to himself along with the angels that followed him so there is no salvation,and also he has no way to put off the sin for he tainted his whole being.

But a human has flesh,and all sin resides in the flesh,and can be right with God,and put off the flesh,and be saved.

It is not our fault why we are sinners because we were born in that situation and did not do it ourselves,but it is our fault if we do not correct it later on by accepting the truth and choosing to represent goodness following God.

So what we are doing is correcting a situation that we were not at fault,for we were born defective and then we have to correct it.