Great, a chapter on God's love. I already know that God loves me. I know God loves the world. I KNOW ABOUT GOD"S LOVE! I have only heard about it all of my life. So I should know about it...right?
Intellectually, I know about God's love, but do I truly know? Have I experienced it? Have I felt it? No.
As I ponder the words of this chapter I realize somewhere between my thoughts and what I'm reading there is a missing link. I have failed to make a connection. As I read, "And satisfiest the desire of every living thing," I stop. Then why do I feel like I have to give up all of my desires... What am I missing?
Then I read, "Satan led men to conceive of God as a being whose chief attribute is stern justice, - one who is a severe judge, a harsh, exacting creditor. He pictured the Creator as a being who is watching with jealous eye to discern the errors and mistakes of men, that He may visit judgments upon them." But...Jesus "did not censure human weakness." In my mind I always feel as though I am doing something wrong, that I am not doing what I am supposed to because...I can't feel God.
Why is my view of God more closely aligned to Satan's picture than to what Jesus was and is?
I don't just want to know about God's love. I want to experience it. I want to feel it.
All my life I have know about God but I don't know if I've ever truly experienced God. This is why this year I chose the theme, Connecting to Christ, because this is my own personal struggle and I truly want to connect. Do you? Join me and we can walk this journey together.
Nice thoughts, And it is very frustrating feeling like there's no connection to God. Keep up the posts, I look forward to reading your insights and journey.
ReplyDeleteThis is really hitting home for me. I've found that truly experiencing God is one of the most meaningful aspects of life. So why is a daily experience so hard to keep consistent?
ReplyDeleteAs we find that we don't have "real" connections with God or that we want to have "true" experiences with God we must examine our daily lives and pray that God shows us what may be getting in the way of our relationship with Him. We are so desensitized by the things of this world and Satan has worked so hard to make these things seem innocent that most of the time we don't even realize just how much they are getting in the way of our experience with God! Pray daily for God to convict you on things that are keeping you from feeling God and search your life honestly and intently for distractions. Remember... Its not GOD keeping us from experiencing Him, rather it is US keeping ourselves away from Him!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you all and keep searching!
Jimmy
Gods laws and commands are out of love because God knows what we need for the salvation of our souls. he isnt a dictator sitting up on the throne of heaven. but rahter he has dont=e more than we will ever have to. God gave up the throne and came to this earth to tshow us the way back to the kingdom of heaven. and even after his acension is working to save us. God asks us to follow him. we should be following his example everyday. john 13:15
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