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Welcome to my blog: I intend to share heartfelt writing about anything that comes to mind. |
 What do you do to promote spiritual growth in your own life? For my own spiritual growth, I try to have a lifestyle of prayer and praise. I work toward regular reading and studying the Bible. It is all about relationship If I feel like I have sinned or made a mistake that would offend our Heavenly Father, I immediately repent. Communication is key. Practice listening to God too. |
What role does the Bible play in your life? Rather you believe it's true or not, it's got a lot of wisdom and great advice. For me, it is like a guide book. It helps me to have good morals and set good boundries. It allows me to get to know God: his heart, his motives, his thoughts. It makes me to even know myself better. I am able to communicate with God. |
Why does God want a relationship with you? We were created by him to bring him glory. Ecclesiastes 12:12-14 12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. There are many verses in the Bible that tell us to give God glory and why we should. God made us to need him. He loves us with a love that pursues us! It is similar to the love of a person in love. If you have ever been in love, then you know exactly what I am talking about. John 10:14-15 14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. John says Jesus is the good shepherd. A shepherd will leave the rest of the flock to go find that one lost sheep. Can you feel God/Jesus seeking you today? We love him because he first loved us. 1 John 4:14-19 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. |
Do you think your faith is a component of your personality? I think that as your faith grows it becomes interwoven into the very fibers of your being. Yes! It becomes a part of you and your personality! |
Write about forgiveness. Is there anyone you haven't forgiven yet? As far as I know, there isn't anyone I haven't forgiven. I have observed that sometimes when there is layers of hurt, there are layers that must be forgiven. Only God can help you work through that sometimes too. It can get very deep. |
What do you think about praying out loud? I don't think it is necessary to pray out loud. I do think it is healthy to do every now and then. I know some people don't feel comfortable doing so. I think as long as you are praying regularly from your heart. you are on the right track. |
Would you be disappointed with someone else if they behaved in the same way you do? I have had the experience where my godson would do something he learned from me. Some of those moments were proud ones and others, I thought, Oops! For the most part though, I think I wish some people would behave like me more, but like all of us, I also have my not-so-great moments. Overall, I can honestly say, "I like myself. Be like me." or at least close to it. |
Is there evidence that contradicts God’s existence? If there is, I haven't found it or heard of it yet. All the evidence I have personally seen and heard points to his existence. |
Why do I follow Jesus? Testimony time! LOL For me, it is a lifetime of experiences. Let me give you the short version though. At first, I was raised in a Christian household. At 3 years old, I first asked Jesus to come into my heart. Several times throughout my life, I would rededicate my life to Christ or make public confessions of faith. I didn't really start making a serious personal time to read, study the Bible, and pray until I was in my thirties. It was then that my true relationship with God the father started. This is when my heart truly got into it. Before I went through the motions of being a Christian. I had heard the gospel all my life, but then I began living it. I believe in Jesus because I have read about him in the Bible. My parents taught me about him. I heard about him in Church. I have a personal relationship with him, and the main reason I believe in him is because I have experienced him personally. |
Do we as Christians live in God's presence? Why or why not? In one sense, God's presence is everywhere, so yes. In another sense, Christ died to repair our relationship with God the Father. So, if we have a relationship with God, then aren't we again always in his presence? I hope you are following my thought process. One day I went on an errand with my elderly neighbor shortly before she stopped driving. Her driving was starting to get kind of bad and she drove onto the highway. We will just say that got my heart racing a bit. I began to pray and I realized that if I were to die that day, it would be like going from a lesser level of glory to a higher one. However, either God was there. I can't physically see him now but I can feel his presence. To live or die, I was consistently in his presence which brought comfort to my heart. |
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