Friday, September 26, 2008

Another valuable lesson

Okey. It's gonna be some more quotes from Warren's book. I just don't wanna forget this that's why i need to write it down. Hopefully you will find it interesting too so: It is impossible to be God's friend apart from knowing what he says. You can't love God unless you know him, and you can't know him without knowing his Word. God is real, no matter how you feel. It is easy to worship God when things are going great in your life - when he has provided food friends, family, helth, and happy situations. Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven.

But circunstances are not always pleasant. How do you worship God then? What do you do when God seems a milon miles away. Will you continue to love, trust, obey and worship God, even when you have no sense of his presence or visible evidence of his work in your life? The situations that will stretch your faith most will be those times when life falls apart and God is nowhere to be found. When you feel abandoned by God yet continue to trust him in spite of your feelings, you worship him in the deepest way.

How do you praise God when you don't understand what's happening in your life and God is silent. How do you stay connected in a crisis without communication? How do you keep your eyes on Jesus when they're full of tears? Did you know that admitting your hopelessness to God can be a statement of faith. Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light (V. R. Edman) Don't be trouble by trouble. Circumstances cannot change the character of God. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the name of Lord be praised. God may kill me but I will trust him (Job)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow Jimmy, I'm so glad I found your blog today! This is really deep and I appreciate you taking the time to share what you've learned with others. I totally agree with the part you mentioned about how admitting our struggles and lack of faith... "Lord I believe, please help my unbelief" ( I believe this is in Mark 9:24), and I feel that this is an imperative step towards a real, honest, open, healthy relationship with God! I look forward to reading more of your posts :)