God's Love (on a napkin!)

 

 

Children approach their parents with questions all the time.

So, why do some insist that we aren’t allowed to question God?

Certainly, if you weren’t allowed to question your own parents while growing up,

you may view God as being unapproachable.

But just because you perceive

(or have been taught to believe)

He is unapproachable does not make it so.

God is very, 100%, approachable.

He says, “Come to Me.”

 

Never, has His intention been for us to be “separated” from Him.

 Ever.

 

Jesus lived the example of relationship with Him

so that we could SEE that He desires relationship

 with each and every one of us.

 And contrary to popular “teaching”,

 we don’t have to “become” anything

 in order to have relationship with Him.

 

Jesus didn’t “become” something

and then have relationship with God.

 

Jesus came here, as a man –

 in the same form as us

 – as the Son of God (as are we ALL)

and exemplified a real and loving relationship with

the REAL and LOVING Father!

 

There aren’t any great secrets.

 Jesus made it very clear and very SIMPLE.

 

The great question isn’t,

“Are you a Christian?”

 The questions is,

 “Do you believe?”

 

If we are “separated” from God,

 it is because we choose to be separated from Him.

 

God is here all of the time (omnipresent).

He knows what we are thinking,

all of the time (omniscient).

We cannot hide from Him.

 But we can choose to exclude Him.

He allows it.

Free will was given to us BY Him.

Because He loves us.

He is all-loving, all of the time.

 

And it is His very Love which draws us to Himself.

 

It isn’t our “job” to “get people saved”.

 Rather, for those of us who have realized

 the magnificence and DEPTH

of His GREAT and MIGHTY Love,

it is our “job”

 to SHOUT it from the roof tops!

 

HE LOVES YOU!

 

From the depth of His very being

 (which is INFINITE),

 

 HE LOVES YOU!

 

You are not wretched.

You are not a mistake.

 God doesn’t make mistakes.

 

You are LOVED!

 

And if you want to “feel” this Love;

 want it to be real to you,

all you “have” to do is tell Him so,

then allow His love to wash over you.

It (His love) has been yours all along.

 

You have never been separated from His love;

you’ve simply not been experiencing His love (consciously)

because you have either not allowed it,

 have been told you are not worthy of it,

 or have been told you have to “become” something

 in order to experience it.

 

NOT TRUE!

 

Embrace His LOVE now!

 

And the natural result will be your own heart

 responding in Love

to Him!

 

HALLELUJAH!

 

God is so, so GOOD!

 

Amen!

Father God

 

God is not angry, arrogant, unapproachable

 or in a bad mood.

Yet, so many people view and portray Him as such.

They take their own shortcomings

 and project them onto God.

 

Jesus said to let the little children come to Him.

 He also said that in order to know Him,

we must become as little children.

Children whine, cry, throw tantrums

and ask questions.

Children also trust.

 

So, to the one who says we have no right to question God,

 I say, why not?

In their attempt to understand things,

 my children often ask questions.

 

And to the one who says we aren’t allowed to get frustrated

or angry (because it “displeases” God),

 I say, why aren’t we?

In their growth and learning,

my children sometimes become frustrated or angry.

 

Yet through all the phases and stages of growing,

 my children still trust me.

As little children, they trusted me implicitly.

As they have gotten older,

 they have questioned some of my methods and reasoning,

 but they still trust me.

 

Why?

Because I love them.

 I love them completely and unconditionally.

I would never hurt them and

 I always have their best interest in mind.

 

In their learning and growing

 I have allowed them to be themselves while

 encouraging them to learn who they really are.

And in the process,

 my love for them has never changed

 (or diminished).

 

Children will do what children will do.

 

And since God said for us to approach Him

as little children approach their parents,

 it stands to reason that questioning Him

 isn’t sinful, rebellious or prideful

like some people like to think.

 

God isn’t angry, arrogant, unapproachable

 or in a bad mood.

 

Amazing, Loving, Father;

that’s who God is!

Body & Soul

Are you

a body

with a soul?

 

OR

 

Are you

a soul

with a body?

 

 

 

What you believe

about this

has a direct influence

on many of the other things

you believe.

 

And what you believe

greatly influences

how you live.

 

 

 

Pause for Reflection

Follow up to

"Pause for Thought"

 

 

Does your

religion, denomination

or belief system

place bonds around people

that Jesus already said

we are free of?



Pause for Thought

 

Jesus didn't come and show us

we are free from

religious bondage

just so

we could

find new ways

to bind one another up.



Farewell 2013, Hell-o 2014!

This is my last blog post for 2013.

Not sure what direction it will take for 2014

but I look forward to what God

is going to do with it.

 

The camera's perspective of this last sunrise for 2013

didn't even begin to capture the reality and vibrance of the pink and purple sky.

Hoping that in 2014 the veil will fall from our eyes 

and that we choose to see things through the

reality of God's perspective.

 

 

 

May 2014 be a year where we make informed decisions

rather than blindly following the masses.

 

 

 

In 2014 may we live without fear;

knowing that when God is with us,

there is nothing to fear.

 

 

 

Praying that 2014 is the year where kindness

becomes "the norm"

rather than a "random act".

 

 

Look to and rely upon God in 2014

instead of on the government.

 

 

 

 

Rather than focusing our energy on judging others,

may 2014 be the year we focus on changing ourselves

(for the better!)

 

 

 

Every day of 2014 remember;

with God, NOTHING is impossible.

 

 

 

 

Allow any anger from 2013 dissipate

and allow 2014 to be a year full of happiness!

 

 

 

We all have something to offer one another.

Allow others to learn from you

while you learn from them.

 

 

 

In 2014 share what you have

and don't worry about what you don't have.

Whatever you give to others will be returned to you,

pressed down, shaken and overflowing!

 

 

 

 

We are each a beautiful creation;

a child of God.

Be kind.

Be encouraging.

 

 

 

God is good, kind and generous ~

Expect GREAT things!

 

 

 

 

Make it a great year!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 



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