GOD IS WITH ME
FAITH IS engaging in the
deepest joy of heaven, knowing His unfathomable love for me as I walk through
the thorny desolate now. –Pamela Reeve, Faith
Is
Jesus tells us in Mark 10:15
I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the
kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."
We must enter the presence of God with the perspective
of a child,
I don’t understand omnipresence, how God can be
everywhere at once.
Not just everywhere with an impersonal relationship,
but on a personal level with each of us!
A personal presence makes all the difference to a
child!
A parent in the house or the room makes a big
difference!
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· MY GOD IS WITH
ME. (Immanuel-God with us)
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be
dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold
you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. Hebrews 13:5
I don’t worry what will
happen to me because I know God is WITH me, even when I don’t feel His presence!
Jesus promised to send a
helper to everyone who believes in Him as their Savior.
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HOW DO I HAVE A MOMENT WITH GOD?
PRAYERIS A TIME OF REFRESHMENT. Howard Taylor says of his father, Hudson
Taylor, “For forty years the sun never rose on China that God didn’t find him
on his knees.”
--Howard
Taylor, Hudson Taylor and the China
Inland Mission
Just because God is with you doesn’t mean you are with
him.
· TALK TO HIM.
Are you intimidated by prayer? What do you call God?
Are you afraid that you will not have anything to talk
about with God?
Have a conversational prayer
just like texting or having a conversation with your best friend. Pull to chairs together facing each other,
sit in think of Jesus sitting in the other chair and have a conversation with
Him. Another method of talking to Jesus
is to journal, by writing down your thoughts helps to keep you on track and not
losing your train of thought,
Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about
everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has
done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can
understand... Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
You will never run out topics
to discuss with God, if you tell Him all of your desires, needs, fears,
illnesses, hurts and anything else that is happening in your life.
But never forget to thank Him
for everything that is happening in your life.
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· LISTEN TO HIM.
…Listen to (God’s) voice, and hold fast to him.
For the Lord is your life… Deuteronomy 30:20
God speaks thru his word (The Holy Bible), people,
circumstance and His spirit.
Sometimes you just need to keep quiet and listen,
maybe journal, write down your thoughts.
Journaling, also, gives you a record of your past prayers and how God
has answered them.
He also speaks through the still small voice in the
head of believers, just be sure you are listening to the correct voice. Have you ever tried to make a decision and it
was like something was telling you to go in one direction that is the Holy
Spirit telling what is best for you.
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your
ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’” Isaiah 30:21
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· RECEIVE FROM HIM.
Children receive strength in weakness, guidance when
lost, courage in fear, rest when weary, because they receive from their parents. God will do the same thing for us, if we will
trust and receive from Him.
Praise be to the… God of all comfort, 4 who comforts
us in all our troubles… 2 Corinthians
1:3-4
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort
you… Isa 66:13
God is our heavenly Father
and will give us even more than earthly parents.
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· ENJOY HIS
PRESENCE.
You enjoy things more when with someone you love!
You have made known to
me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures
at your right hand. Psalm 16:11
You should have an ongoing awareness of His presence
in your life.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence.
Proverbs 8:30
You need to rejoice in
everything that happens, because God is always with you, even if you do not
feel His presence.
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Take a moment with God whether
a minute, hour, day, week, month, or a year, do life with God!
