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<blockquote data-quote="aiki" data-source="post: 69906000" data-attributes="member: 178791"><p>Having the desire to be like Christ is where the transformation toward that goal begins. What is neat about this desire is that it can only come from God. He implants in us these godly desires that only He can fulfill. This is the way all of the Christian life goes. It is, then, a testament to God's presence and work in you that you want to be free in Christ. I think that's a very hopeful, encouraging thing. How about you?</p><p></p><p>Trust and knowledge go together. We don't naturally have much trust in a stranger. The better we know someone, the more likely we are - if what we know of the person warrants it - to trust them. So, too, with God. We need to know Him if we are going to trust Him. The Bible is the primary revelation of God; if you want to know God, it is an essential resource. We also come to know God by walking with Him and taking what steps of faith (however small and staggering) that we can. As we do this, and see God's faithfulness, and dependability, and providence, our experiential knowledge of Him expands and we come to trust Him more. </p><p></p><p>How do you know you if you are resisting God? It is only God who can show you if and where you are resisting Him. We humans are notoriously bad at seeing ourselves clearly. We're too steeped in, and blinded by, sin. <em>God</em> must work to reveal to us those dark corners of our lives where we are resisting Him. He does this patiently and faithfully, however. He's not in a terrible hurry. As He illuminates your mind and heart to areas in your life where you need to surrender, and as you depend on Him to enable you to do so, and as you consciously yield to Him, <em>He</em> brings you more and more into full surrender to Himself. Relax. Trust God to bring you on into a deeper walk with Himself. </p><p></p><p><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 </strong></p><p><strong>23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. </strong></p><p><strong>24 He who calls you <em>is</em> faithful, who also will do <em>it.</em></strong> </p><p></p><p>Selah.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aiki, post: 69906000, member: 178791"] Having the desire to be like Christ is where the transformation toward that goal begins. What is neat about this desire is that it can only come from God. He implants in us these godly desires that only He can fulfill. This is the way all of the Christian life goes. It is, then, a testament to God's presence and work in you that you want to be free in Christ. I think that's a very hopeful, encouraging thing. How about you? Trust and knowledge go together. We don't naturally have much trust in a stranger. The better we know someone, the more likely we are - if what we know of the person warrants it - to trust them. So, too, with God. We need to know Him if we are going to trust Him. The Bible is the primary revelation of God; if you want to know God, it is an essential resource. We also come to know God by walking with Him and taking what steps of faith (however small and staggering) that we can. As we do this, and see God's faithfulness, and dependability, and providence, our experiential knowledge of Him expands and we come to trust Him more. How do you know you if you are resisting God? It is only God who can show you if and where you are resisting Him. We humans are notoriously bad at seeing ourselves clearly. We're too steeped in, and blinded by, sin. [I]God[/I] must work to reveal to us those dark corners of our lives where we are resisting Him. He does this patiently and faithfully, however. He's not in a terrible hurry. As He illuminates your mind and heart to areas in your life where you need to surrender, and as you depend on Him to enable you to do so, and as you consciously yield to Him, [I]He[/I] brings you more and more into full surrender to Himself. Relax. Trust God to bring you on into a deeper walk with Himself. [B]1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 [/B] [B]23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you [I]is[/I] faithful, who also will do [I]it.[/I][/B] Selah. [/QUOTE]
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