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This song is dedicated to all the lonely souls out there,
God is with you and He always understands how you feel :)
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These lyrics meant alot to me, especially when you feel like no one else understands you…then you remember God does :)
I find that I’m safe and warm
In your loving arms
You see me
And You know me
And You love me
Through and through
Lyrics from my favourite worship song, ‘Through and Through’ by Will Reagan. http://youtu.be/5Y7h6K13z0I
We behave less defensive towards people, when we are secure of our righteousness of Christ. Knowing how blameless we are in God’s eyes, we would remain at peace even when dealing with criticisms, especially when we make mistakes, we still have Jesus to refer to, as our identity and true nature.
May grace (God’s favor) and peace (which is perfect well-being, all necessary good, all spiritual prosperity, and freedom from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts) be multiplied to you in [the full, personal, precise, and correct] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue)
— 2 Peter 1:2-3 (AMP)
Differentiating the voice of peace (God) from the voice of confusion (Devil):
When God speaks to us, it wouldn’t be about what we have done or should have done, but it is primarily about what He has done, and because it is all about Him and none of us, He protects our heart from condemnation and accusation. That is our Good Shepherd who puts us at rest.
The blood of Jesus is for the remission of sins, it is a reminder for us, as we partake the Holy Communion, that our sins have already been forgiven and paid for by Jesus. The Holy Communion we partake is not to beg for God’s forgiveness but it is to be reminded that we have been forgiven!
God has already forgiven us since the day Jesus declared ‘it is finished!’, and we have to be reminded of that daily that our sins have already been forgiven and free from every condemnation. The cup of the New Covenant wine is the cup that is running over, unceasingly, with the forgiveness and grace of God.
Abba I want to be hired for my ideas and creativity…and not just for my diligence
Jesus easily tops your chart without much effort, when you already know He is your source, your author and finisher, the only way,truth and life, apart from His love we can do nothing! That’s how humility preceds honour, we have honoured Him by acknowledging that He is the only Person needful, our all in One and One in all :)
Just been thinking, that if I were to raise my own kids in the future, I would like to raise them in and out of Grace.
— I would like to teach them how uniquely wonderful they are and they should never doubt their uniqueness.
— I would like them to be free to choose, free to express themselves, free to ask, free to enjoy, free to follow their hearts, free to imagine, free to develop their talents, free to explore and free to even make mistakes.
— I would like to be their biggest fans in whatever that they love doing, I would like them to feel appreciated for who they are and let God lead in developing their gifts of grace.
— I would like them to know possibilities instead of rules, creativity that has no boundaries, and love that has no conditions.
— I would like them have a childhood that would never expire, their childlikeness will remain with them no matter how old they get.
— I would like them have as much adventures as possible and experience such joy and satisfaction in Jesus that they will know nothing in this world can be compared to Him as their treasure and Savior.
— I would like them to know God personally as their Father and Creator who will love them irregardless of their grades or performance, knowing they will always be His precious children.
— I would like them to know they will always be princess and prince in my eyes, of the Most High, and deserve to be treated so.
— I would like them to know Christ is their identity and defender, so even when they get bullied, they will know that if God is for them, who can ever prevail against them and they will always be loved unwaveringly even when they experience rejection and disappointment.
— As a parent, we cannot prevent our kids from experiencing pain but we can entrust them to Jesus who is no stranger to sorrow and can always be there for them anytime anywhere.
We can be examples of God’s unconditional love to our kids, in turn they will know how to love themselves and others, most importantly they get to experience a maternal love in the likeness of the Father’s love for us. That is the best kind of love we can give to them.
When God addresses us, He affectionately calls us His beloved ‘Child’ in whom He is well-pleased, not adult, not minister, not any other title but simply ‘My Child’.
Does a child cries?
Does a child whines?
Does a child crave for attention?
Does a child has wants and needs?
If all yes, then why are we stopping ourselves from being the apple of the Father’s eyes? Why restrain ourselves with such tight formalities and emotional control, when the person we should be most free to express ourselves to is our Creator, our Daddy God? Does God need our formality when He already knows the deep intents of your heart?
God desires for you just the way you are, come boldly to Him just the way you are, whether in tears or frustrations, our Abba is willing to listen and embrace you just the way you are. Drop the pretense and restrictions, come to Him as a child would freely surrender in the security of the Father’s Love.
Effort is not bad, but it becones bad when we get our approval because of it. When we don’t consider God as our source, then we rely on human effort and human strength.
The New Covenant mentality is focused on the person and not on the process. It is defined by relationship and not by rules and regulations. It is not about begging but believing.
Even our mentality towards sin needs to be transformed. Sin does not cause seperation, but seperation causes sin. Adam and Eve were deceived by the serpent, when it convinced them that they need to do something to be like God. Through this, a spirit of independence came to their hearts and minds, the spirit of seperation entered and eventually produced disobedience and sin in their actions.
The same thing happened with Lucifier when he said, ”I will be like God” (Isaiah 14:13-14). He had a spirit of separation and independence and it produced rebellion in him. Sin is a by-product of separation and independence, not the other way around. That is why grace brings intimacy between us and the Father. It brings relationship like no other; a closeness that is authored by God Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Let go of what is past, and live in your present to enjoy the future, for today is also yesterday’s future.
