tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post1685529484268536325..comments2023-12-12T02:24:15.920-08:00Comments on Tessa Emily Hall ~ Christ is Write: Friday's Reflection: 1 John 4:4Tessa Emily Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625256104634830104noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post-80673791465175810512014-05-14T10:30:35.676-07:002014-05-14T10:30:35.676-07:00Discuss your own reflection of this Scripture (as ...Discuss your own reflection of this Scripture (as I did above -- at least one paragraph). +5 pts<br /><br />I have learned that when we say yes to God; everything seems to say yes back. The thin air surrounding us. The endless and huge sky above us. Even the little birds. Our clarity seems to expand in a level that is beyond comprehension, because we accept God's truth, Words of life, and His promises, and it just takes over. His love moves and flows through us from there, beaming and pouring out for all to see. It is extraordinary to see this take place even more when you see this process taking place in the moment you are now if it's a difficult time for you. Everything just tends to fall into great perspective when you choose to listen and let Him in. <br /><br />But when we say no (and this can be unintentionally too, because we're just too wrapped up in what's being thrown at our way); everything just seems to reject us no matter how persistent we may be. We just aren't mean to go on about it alone in all that we do and set our efforts in. Life is just simply meant to be lived with God. Everything will seem to cave in on us, overwhelming us, making us feel so stuck. And it just seems to escalate from there for some in different ways to depression, self-harm, and even suicide. Although the choice is still ours. We get to choose in this moment in time what we will believe and stand firm to. Will we accept that Jesus has walked before us to save us from a pit of never-ending grief, and as Tessa mentioned, that the battle has already been won by Him? -so that we can move on in our lives knowing God is much closer to us and very much present than we think. Or do we let ourselves drift away from God, His love, and His promises that remain constant and infinite? The choice is really ours. The good thing is that the Lord is patient with us and will continue to be (He's so amazing isn't He *smiley face*). But we just need to ask Him to help open our spiritual eyes. We need to ask Him to help us develop and grow into the daughter or son He has destined for us to be. And I promise you... He'll with no doubt answer you. He will reveal Himself to you in ways you never might have imagined possible. <br /><br />You gain the clarity. You gain purpose. You'll start to realize and see the unseen in a way. You'll gain wisdom and you'll start to be able to discern when God is speaking to you and when Satan is. And there's definitely more where that came from! It doesn't end there. A relationship with God is the most greatest gift ever and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. But that's what I have learned so far ever since my commitment and walk with God. :)<br /><br />P.S. I've been reading "God Is Closer Than You Think" by John Ortberg. :) Karinahttp://www.pinterest.com/kariherre/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post-56148705491450551542014-05-14T10:30:03.283-07:002014-05-14T10:30:03.283-07:0011 points total =questions answered
Have you ever...11 points total =questions answered<br /><br />Have you ever tried to take a situation into your own hands, relying on your strength rather than God's? What was the result? +2 pts<br /><br />I'd have to say yes; and almost always unconsciously. I feel that it's so easy to get swept up in what makes way that it can happen instantly without your knowledge or consent! You'll get into a 'problem solving/determined' mode only to find that it will lead to a useless destination of complete failure. You'll arrive to a destination of feeling weakness, weariness, doubt, and even uncertainty. That is... until we set our eyes on Jesus and what he has already done for us. Our path is suddenly lighted before us and we receive a kind of unique perspective on where we're going from this moment on along with coming to know our purpose. <br /><br />Are there any difficulties you are facing that you need to hand over to God? +2 pts<br /><br />Yes, definitely. Plenty actually! I need to be constantly reminding myself, as Tessa emphasized, that I don't have to walk my own journey alone, nor am I destined to. Our Lord will never leave us destitute! We only just have to interlock our fingers with His in a way. <br /><br />How can you face these struggles through His strength rather than your own? +2 pts<br /><br />By keeping my eyes on Jesus. By reading God's Word and by applying it to my life. Living by it. Using it in every possible area of my life. Thinking of Him in every moment and in everything that I do and say. By actually including Him in my life and always seeking Him and always looking to talk to Him one on one. By allowing Him to train and teach me how to listen to Him better and how to start to! By asking Him to be my teacher and Father at the same time throughout this moment on... I am just suddenly alive and revived in a way by opening myself up to His presence in my life. :) I plan to keep it that way and keep Satan away from getting in the way of that with God' surrounding me and His Spirit living in me! <br /><br />Karinahttp://www.pinterest.com/kariherre/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post-3181249718635164412014-05-06T13:00:00.912-07:002014-05-06T13:00:00.912-07:00I:
Answered all the questions and wrote my own ref...I:<br />Answered all the questions and wrote my own reflection: 11 points<br />Put the beach Friday Reflection picture on Pinterest. (I've put it on there before. Does it still count?)<br />Posted it on my blog: 10 points<br />Total: 31 points<br />THANK YOU SO MUCH!<br />http://www.foreverchanged13.blogspot.com/2014/05/reflections.html<br />In Christ,<br />SarahEllie (or Bernie) https://www.blogger.com/profile/09474813998658740534noreply@blogger.com