Get to Know Him

This morning in my “God-Time” I was directed to this verse that really jumped out at me.

“The person who has my commands and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father and I too will love him and will show (reveal, manifest) Myself to him. [I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and will make myself real to him.]” John 14:21

One of my greatest desires is to more clearly know Christ. And here it is. This is the key. And how do we have His commands? By continually studying the Bible and learning (and remembering) what His commands are. Then we can stand on the promise of this verse! He WILL make Himself clear to us.

I have written this verse out on a note card that I plan to put where I will see it often throughout the day and commit it to memory. I encourage you to do the same. God’s Word is full of life-giving and life-changing promises like this one. He is so good!

I’m going to be taking a blogging break for the summer. Will see you back here in September!

Enjoy life!

“The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it ^[a]overflows).” John 10:10

“And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].” John 17:13

Are you enjoying this day?? Are you enjoying your life? You should be! We should all be enjoying every day of our lives. It is our right as children of God. But we don’t get to just sit around and wait for God to make all our problems go away before we start to enjoy life.  Jesus didn’t come so that everything in our lives would be great, but so that we don’t have to worry when they’re not!

Decide that you are going to enjoy your life in spite of your circumstances. It is a choice not a feeling. Together let’s decide that no matter what happens, if God says we can enjoy our lives, we’re going to do just that! What a better way to live!

“Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]” John 14:27