I’ve known God since I was a child, or I thought I did. I have lots of Biblical knowledge, but I’m not sure I truly knew God past His roles as Creator, Father, disciplinarian, and Savior. I often felt intimidation when I heard others speak with authority and conviction on who God was to them. Then I began to play the broken record of lies: you’re not good enough, you walked away, you’re a failure, you will never have that type of relationship with God.
I believe God shows us His unique characteristics at different times in our lives. As my perception of who God is changes, so does my view of myself. After all I was created in the image of God. So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them. (Genesis 1:27). It’s always been easy for me to see God as the creator and sustainer of life, but seeing me in His image is something I’m only beginning to grasp.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Who is God?
As time goes by, I realize that I need so much more of God in my life. On my own, I am empty and a failure. I often stumble and lose direction. At the low points, I feel empty and hopeless. But today, I’m moving forward hand in hand with my Savior. I have lots of questions and still doubt my value, but I know that He rescued me from the valley and has a plan for my life.
This morning, I prayed for direction and asked God to show me my purpose. I asked him to show me who I was in His eyes.
The response I heard wasn’t what I was looking for. It’s just like Him to answer a question with a question. “Who am I to you?”
What? What do you mean, Lord? You are my everything.
Child, you were created in my image. You are a reflection of me. You must know who I am in order to discover who you are.
God is my Savior
GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, AN EVER-PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE. (PSALM 46:1)
MY PROTECTOR
MY FATHER, WHO HAS GIVEN THEM TO ME, IS GREATER THAN ALL; NO ONE CAN SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY FATHER’S HAND. (JOHN 10:29)
MY COMFORTER
YOU WHO ARE MY COMFORTER IN SORROW, MY HEART IS FAINT WITHIN ME.(JEREMIAH 8:18)
God is my father, my daddy
SEE WHAT GREAT LOVE THE FATHER HAS LAVISHED ON US, THAT WE SHOULD BE CALLED CHILDREN OF GOD! (1 JOHN 3:1)
God is my Disciplinarian
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son (Hebrews 12:6)
God is my strength
“THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY SHIELD; MY HEART TRUSTS IN HIM, AND HE HELPS ME.” (PSALM 28:7)
“HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY AND INCREASES THE POWER OF THE WEAK. EVEN YOUTHS GROW TIRED AND WEARY AND YOUNG MEN STUMBLE AND FALL; BUT THOSE WHO HOPE IN THE LORD WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. THEY WILL SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES; THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY, THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINT.” (ISAIAH 40:29-31)
God is love
WHOEVER DOES NOT LOVE DOES NOT KNOW GOD, BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE. THIS IS HOW GOD SHOWED HIS LOVE AMONG US: HE SENT HIS ONE AND ONLY SON INTO THE WORLD THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM. (1 JOHN 4:8-9)
“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.” (JOHN 3:16)
God is Faithful
GOD IS FAITHFUL, WHO HAS CALLED YOU INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. (1 CORINTHIANS 1:9)
God is my friend
AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED THAT SAYS, “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,”[A] AND HE WAS CALLED GOD’S FRIEND. (JAMES 2:23)
God is Holy
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD ALMIGHTY; THE WHOLE EARTH IS FULL OF HIS GLORY. (ISAIAH 6:3)
God is the Word
“IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD.” (JOHN 1:1)
God is the creator
THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS WERE MADE; WITHOUT HIM NOTHING WAS MADE THAT HAS BEEN MADE. (JOHN 1:3)
God is righteous
“For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.” (Psalm 11:7)
God is the light
“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” (John 1:9)
God is my healer
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
God is spirit
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)
God is my provider
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
God is my teacher
Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. (Psalm 25:4)
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.(John 14:26)
God is my restorer
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord,(Jeremiah 30:17)
God is good Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)
God is all knowing
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. (Psalm 147:5)
This morning, I prayed for direction and asked God to show me my purpose. I asked him to show me who I was in His eyes.
The response I heard wasn’t what I was looking for. It’s just like Him to answer a question with a question. “Who am I to you?”
What? What do you mean, Lord? You are my everything.
Child, you were created in my image. You are a reflection of me. You must know who I am in order to discover who you are.
God is my Savior
GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, AN EVER-PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE. (PSALM 46:1)
MY PROTECTOR
MY FATHER, WHO HAS GIVEN THEM TO ME, IS GREATER THAN ALL; NO ONE CAN SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY FATHER’S HAND. (JOHN 10:29)
MY COMFORTER
YOU WHO ARE MY COMFORTER IN SORROW, MY HEART IS FAINT WITHIN ME.(JEREMIAH 8:18)
God is my father, my daddy
SEE WHAT GREAT LOVE THE FATHER HAS LAVISHED ON US, THAT WE SHOULD BE CALLED CHILDREN OF GOD! (1 JOHN 3:1)
God is my Disciplinarian
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son (Hebrews 12:6)
God is my strength
“THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY SHIELD; MY HEART TRUSTS IN HIM, AND HE HELPS ME.” (PSALM 28:7)
“HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY AND INCREASES THE POWER OF THE WEAK. EVEN YOUTHS GROW TIRED AND WEARY AND YOUNG MEN STUMBLE AND FALL; BUT THOSE WHO HOPE IN THE LORD WILL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. THEY WILL SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES; THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW WEARY, THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINT.” (ISAIAH 40:29-31)
God is love
WHOEVER DOES NOT LOVE DOES NOT KNOW GOD, BECAUSE GOD IS LOVE. THIS IS HOW GOD SHOWED HIS LOVE AMONG US: HE SENT HIS ONE AND ONLY SON INTO THE WORLD THAT WE MIGHT LIVE THROUGH HIM. (1 JOHN 4:8-9)
“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.” (JOHN 3:16)
God is Faithful
GOD IS FAITHFUL, WHO HAS CALLED YOU INTO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. (1 CORINTHIANS 1:9)
God is my friend
AND THE SCRIPTURE WAS FULFILLED THAT SAYS, “ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,”[A] AND HE WAS CALLED GOD’S FRIEND. (JAMES 2:23)
God is Holy
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD ALMIGHTY; THE WHOLE EARTH IS FULL OF HIS GLORY. (ISAIAH 6:3)
God is the Word
“IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD.” (JOHN 1:1)
God is the creator
THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS WERE MADE; WITHOUT HIM NOTHING WAS MADE THAT HAS BEEN MADE. (JOHN 1:3)
God is righteous
“For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.” (Psalm 11:7)
God is the light
“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” (John 1:9)
God is my healer
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
God is spirit
God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)
God is my provider
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)
God is my teacher
Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. (Psalm 25:4)
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.(John 14:26)
God is my restorer
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord,(Jeremiah 30:17)
God is good Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good His love endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)
God is all knowing
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. (Psalm 147:5)
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Is it scriptural to avoid alcohol?
Today I got into a discussion with someone that doesn't know my story. I quickly realized they were not a safe person and didn't feel the need to share my thoughts. Then the jabbing question came....
"you who have a problem with alcohol, what scripture do you have to support your position?"
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