Man is created in HIS image! However, man does strive to "force" God into a box! You have emotions n feelings? So does God! How would your girlfriend "feel", if all the time you were telling her, how much you liked her and liked spending time with her, you were thinking about fishing, or golfing, or football, er whatever? She would probably notice it, and think you were not so genuine, eh? And? You could possibly "entice" her, or "sell" her on plans and intentions, yada, yada, yada. But God? He sees! He knows what yer up to, before you are even aware, in many cases, what you are up to! YUGE difference, between "flattering", and "honoring."
Hi, not really sure what you are trying to say here and how it helps the poster.
Maybe you could expand.
Yes God does have emotions and feelings.
But his emotions and feelings are constant unlike ours.
Does he love us one day and not the next, no he does not. His love is constant.
Does he reject us one day and the not the next, no he does not. His acceptance is continual.
Will he forgive us one day and not the next, no he won’t. We are forgiven of our sins on account of Jesus.
Will he reprove us, yes he will all the time. That’s because he loves his children.
However are we the same? A resounding NO.
One thing God does is look at the heart.
If it’s one that seeks after him, that is a heart he will never reject.
We need to understand that a persons relationship with God is affected by life’s experiences, hurt, pain, trauma and yes sin.
With regard to sin it will affect our relationship, normally as a result of guilt. Yet God tells us there is no condemnation for those in Jesus.
However God is faithful to forgive us of our sins. To me to confess them is to restore the relationship and thank him for his forgiveness, when we do so then that’s so liberating, a relationship restored, then we know him.
If we do not he will in his way and in his time chastise us. When that happens as hard as it is we realise it’s for our benefit. Then we know him.
With regards to life experiences this also affects our relationship with God and knowing him.
My quick experiences are as follows.
Never knew my father, only 2 memories.
1st one is him breaking into our house, beating my mum up, through a punch which missed and broke my nose.
Then the police breaking in and beating him to pulp.
2nd my step father giving him a hideing. The step father who hated me as well.
Then my mum through me out at 14.
She didn’t like me either, 14 years of beatings and verbal and emotional abuse.
She fell pregnant by my dad. Very shameful as she was from a Muslim family. Therefore she was the black sheep of the family, therefore so was I.
I was fostered by a Christian couple.
The next 4 years I was being sexually abused by my foster dad.
Its no wonder I could not accept God as a loving Father yet let alone relate to him?
Healing is needed and lies need to be replaced with thruth. It takes time.
When I used to play golf I spent time with God on the golf course.
Mainly saying “Sorry” for when I sliced a shot.
At times he would remind me when I remembered to forget a shot when I put it on the score card.
Cant play Now due to arthritis in the knees.
God is with me when I am in the car, he reminds me when someone cuts me that the middle finger raised is not appropriate, or the name I just called them isn’t either. I know find myself praying for protection.
Thats why I know and feel God.
Yes he does know what we are going to do before we do it.
He also knows the difference between honouring and flattering.
If he knows our heart is one that seeks after given all our faults and it affects our walk with him from our side, that he can work with.
We as brothers and sisters in Christ should walk with each other and bear with one another.
Building each other up in Christ and the love of the Father.
