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The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find out and by being born again. If you obey God in the first thing He shows you, then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could read volumes on the work of the Holy Spirit, when five minutes of total, uncompromising obedience would make things as clear as sunlight. Don’t say, "I suppose I will understand these things someday!" You can understand them now. And it is not study that brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God immediately become yours. Yet God will never reveal more truth about Himself to you, until you have obeyed what you know already. Beware of becoming one of the "wise and prudent." "If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…" (John 7:17).
You know even with the closest relationship sometimes he does feel a million miles away. I mean he and I share a very intimate bond yet there are times when I feel like he is so out my reach because more than anything I want to be with him face to face, he is here in spirit but even so it isn't the same as face to face is it?
When someone is seeking comfort, affirmation, and/or direction, confrontation and/or accusation will not be helpful.
When I read Mookie's posts, I see every evidence of a sister trying to deepen her relationship with Jesus.
Jesus never spoke roughly to anyone who approached Him sincerely.
If you are sincere about following Him; I suggest that is a good place to start.
When I read Mookie's posts, I see every evidence of a sister trying to deepen her relationship with Jesus.
Jesus never spoke roughly to anyone who approached Him sincerely.
If you are sincere about following Him; I suggest that is a good place to start.
Trust me Blain! You DON'T wanna see Him "face to face!" Not in a flesh body, anyway! As it would most certainly kill ya!
I had an "experience" about 30 some years ago. actually, 2 experiences. The first one was I would call it a "love and proof" kind of event. It was "AWESOME", yet, in a flesh body? My description of it wouldn't be "fit" for many eyes to read! Let me just say the feeling of love and light, FILLED me to the point, that I had NO NEED of inquiring as to who it was, as their WAS, NO DOUBT!...AND NO DENYING IT! Afterwards, He told me, that that? Was just a piece of a fingernail of His GLORY! So, not even close, to "face to face." He did tell me: "Get USED to this! Cuz, I'm comin' in!"
The 2nd experience was very different! This one, I'd call something like a "Power and Might" event! This one had my whole body "melted", like some ice cube melted on the floor! Rendering me a quivering blob of protoplasm, in which I could see my heart going "ker thunk, ker thunk", with each beat. And, the only thing that was sticking out in the center of this quivering blob of protoplasm, which was me. This event, although, I can't recall what was said by Him, or I, but, left the impression that HE is God?...And?...I, AIN'T! Something akin to that conversation God has with Job, at the end of the book of. But, with a CONVICTION, that wasn't included in the book. But, fairly certain, had Job penned that book? He would've included it. For SURE!
There have been times since, I have caught "glimpses" of Him, well, His "backside", if you will, doin' a "happy dance", cuz He was so pleased with my progress.
So, yeah? I know God, personally! And He knows me! I know Jesus personally! And Jesus knows me as well!
So when someone comes along wanting to know how they can get to know God more personally, And I respond with things that can be done, TO know God more personally? I get called "not a nice person", for my efforts? Paul didn't describe it as being "Crucified with Christ", because it made him all "gushy with love" on the inside.
I had an "experience" about 30 some years ago. actually, 2 experiences. The first one was I would call it a "love and proof" kind of event. It was "AWESOME", yet, in a flesh body? My description of it wouldn't be "fit" for many eyes to read! Let me just say the feeling of love and light, FILLED me to the point, that I had NO NEED of inquiring as to who it was, as their WAS, NO DOUBT!...AND NO DENYING IT! Afterwards, He told me, that that? Was just a piece of a fingernail of His GLORY! So, not even close, to "face to face." He did tell me: "Get USED to this! Cuz, I'm comin' in!"
The 2nd experience was very different! This one, I'd call something like a "Power and Might" event! This one had my whole body "melted", like some ice cube melted on the floor! Rendering me a quivering blob of protoplasm, in which I could see my heart going "ker thunk, ker thunk", with each beat. And, the only thing that was sticking out in the center of this quivering blob of protoplasm, which was me. This event, although, I can't recall what was said by Him, or I, but, left the impression that HE is God?...And?...I, AIN'T! Something akin to that conversation God has with Job, at the end of the book of. But, with a CONVICTION, that wasn't included in the book. But, fairly certain, had Job penned that book? He would've included it. For SURE!
There have been times since, I have caught "glimpses" of Him, well, His "backside", if you will, doin' a "happy dance", cuz He was so pleased with my progress.
So, yeah? I know God, personally! And He knows me! I know Jesus personally! And Jesus knows me as well!
So when someone comes along wanting to know how they can get to know God more personally, And I respond with things that can be done, TO know God more personally? I get called "not a nice person", for my efforts? Paul didn't describe it as being "Crucified with Christ", because it made him all "gushy with love" on the inside.
She wasn't asking to know Jesus more personally. She was asking to know God, more personally. And, she wasn't really asking. So, I told her of a process, a believer goes through, when said believer gets confessed before the Father. Needless to say, she didn't take to it very kindly.
When one is truly sincere, in getting to know God more personally? He is EXTREMELY SLOW to anger! And He is always, VERY NEAR!
When she said, that sometimes God "feels" a million miles away? There are reasons that He does! When she says she wants to know more of Him, and not about Him? I wanna help her! You don't think God wants to know her more personally as well? Adam and eve both knew God. VERY personally! And ya see what happened there, eh?
When one is truly sincere, in getting to know God more personally? He is EXTREMELY SLOW to anger! And He is always, VERY NEAR!
When she said, that sometimes God "feels" a million miles away? There are reasons that He does! When she says she wants to know more of Him, and not about Him? I wanna help her! You don't think God wants to know her more personally as well? Adam and eve both knew God. VERY personally! And ya see what happened there, eh?