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When we talk about our personal experiences with God, we might want to be especially careful in HOW we talk about them, and HOW we present them.
People are different, and have different experiences... we don't all have the same experiences.
One person might feel certain attributes of God were more pronounced in certain seasons of life... and another person might not feel any such thing.
Furthermore... this isn't a thing prescribed in scripture.
So although I think it's great to be talking about attributes of God, and about how God moved in our lives, and taught us things... I think we should just be careful that we don't accidentally make our personal experiences sound expected, or required.
The attributes of God are a great topic for discussion.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.
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People are different, and have different experiences... we don't all have the same experiences.
One person might feel certain attributes of God were more pronounced in certain seasons of life... and another person might not feel any such thing.
Furthermore... this isn't a thing prescribed in scripture.
So although I think it's great to be talking about attributes of God, and about how God moved in our lives, and taught us things... I think we should just be careful that we don't accidentally make our personal experiences sound expected, or required.
The attributes of God are a great topic for discussion.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.
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For me, it seems like God gives me what I need at just the right time. In the meantime, I’ve discovered that, even though there is a feeling of uncertainty leading up to getting what I need, the delivery has always been there. In between the waiting and delivery, there are often troubles, concerns, worries, etc that can distract us.
So I believe God is faithful in this regard even when we are feeling weak and barely have the energy to focus our attention exclusively on the good things of life. Life just isn’t full of good things for anyone. However, our trials are like a training ground to hone our faith and trust. As God continues to prove Himself faithful, we will see that nothing is enough to make us concerned or worried for long as we remember Him who is faithful. Glory to God.
So I believe God is faithful in this regard even when we are feeling weak and barely have the energy to focus our attention exclusively on the good things of life. Life just isn’t full of good things for anyone. However, our trials are like a training ground to hone our faith and trust. As God continues to prove Himself faithful, we will see that nothing is enough to make us concerned or worried for long as we remember Him who is faithful. Glory to God.
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That's actually the point of the exercise. God becomes fuller to us as we experience Him through different seasons.
We don't all have to have a burning bush experience or climb a tree. But God does interact with His people and I'm always encouraged as people relate how God is manifest in their lives.
We don't all have to have a burning bush experience or climb a tree. But God does interact with His people and I'm always encouraged as people relate how God is manifest in their lives.
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Thanks for sharing.
The verse that took waiting to delivery from a time of apprehension to a time of hopeful expectation for me was Philippians 2:13. When it finally dawned on me that God was using the circumstances of my life to work out the things He was working in, every day became an adventure to me.
The verse that took waiting to delivery from a time of apprehension to a time of hopeful expectation for me was Philippians 2:13. When it finally dawned on me that God was using the circumstances of my life to work out the things He was working in, every day became an adventure to me.
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It can become even more adventurous than that. 
God is a revealer of secrets, & sometimes those secrets bring a melancholy to His child when He shows them. When you see judgment coming to a person or group, it can sadden the christian who knows about it because the person/people are brethren.
These last days have many judgments coming to the churches because judgment must come first to the house of God.
Jeremiah wasn't the weeping prophet for nothing.
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I wish I could agree but no.
Was Moses excited in his 'adventure' when the sons of Korah were swallowed up?
Was Jeremiah excited in his 'adventure' when his father disowned him for being a prophet? When he was thrown in a well?
What about when the king of Babylon gave him a free pass out of judgment when Judah was being walked back to Babylon?
The list goes on & on.
My 'adventure'...... watching my church go blindly into judgment, & I am able to see it?
When your heart is in it, and you see your friends go into it, it's not a bed of roses. It's very sad.
Was Moses excited in his 'adventure' when the sons of Korah were swallowed up?
Was Jeremiah excited in his 'adventure' when his father disowned him for being a prophet? When he was thrown in a well?
What about when the king of Babylon gave him a free pass out of judgment when Judah was being walked back to Babylon?
The list goes on & on.
My 'adventure'...... watching my church go blindly into judgment, & I am able to see it?
When your heart is in it, and you see your friends go into it, it's not a bed of roses. It's very sad.
Well, we have the Bible, we have the Holy Spirit. We should be aware that we should diligently pray and study the word. I’m not so sure that going “blindly into judgment” as a fully conscious self-aware adult is really a thing. No one who is of age is blind unless they want to be and that’s a problem in and of itself. Being proud, stubborn, and selfish aren’t excuses either since the word has already informed us not to be.
Many prophets before us begged and pleaded with people to repent, open their eyes, but often the response was rebellion. All you can do is just try to reach them and be bold about it. Get in front of the congregation and reason with them. You might be able to get through to a few.
Many prophets before us begged and pleaded with people to repent, open their eyes, but often the response was rebellion. All you can do is just try to reach them and be bold about it. Get in front of the congregation and reason with them. You might be able to get through to a few.
Everyday. God is there every second of the day. From the moment we wake to the moment we go to bed. He's there. If I call myself a Christian it's because I know God. God has been through all seasons of my life. I got so far thanks to Him. The fact that I know Him, that many of us here know Him and believe in Him by itself is the greatest privilege in life there is. It's not just in good times that we recognise God in our life. But in our low times and bad times as well. Through the good and bad, highs and lows of life, God is there. I'm always thankful for His mercy.
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In my happiness, I remember my God. In my suffering, I call on Him. I'm always connected with my God. I'm not perfect. I'm flawed in some ways. But I can't live without Jesus. So, if you ask me a time, I would say right now. I don't live a life separate from Jesus. I try not to. I'm not vocal about this in my life. I keep it to myself. But this is my life. How I see and experience God in my life.
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A number of people have written about their experiences of God as they live out their lives. I read of Brother Lawrence who in the most mundane practices of life thrived in his relationship with God. J I Packer wrote a book called Practicing the Presence of God. And Francis Schaefer wrote a book dealing with the presence of God continuously dealing with John 15. All excellent helps on the subject.
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