Do you know God?

[Child of JC]

I've been saved for 6 years, and I'm wondering if I know the Lord, or if I've just been listening about him. Of course I know what he's done in my life, and in the world. I know what the Holy Spirit feels like. I know what the bible says about who He is. I know what my friends say about who He is. But, Do I know the true heart of the Father? I'm starting to. Is the Lord calling anyone else closer to Him?

 

[angelwind]

I think the Lord is drawing many people closer to Him. We can never fully know God...He has no beginning, no end...but we do grow in the grace and knowledge of God. That is why He is sooo wonderful...there is always more to learn, to understand about Him.

 

[IKTCA]

Sister C-of-JC:

It is wonderful to know that you are drawn close to God and starting to know the heart of God. As you learn of him and his heart, please share it with me so that I, too, can be drawn near. Thank you.

 

[LegomasterJC]

It is a forever exciting journey to come closer to God day by day.

 

[Sharky]

It's a journey to know God deeper and deeper. A friend of mine once said "If you totally know God, then He is not God."

We can never truely know God until we are present with Him. Even then i'm not sure but while here on earth, we're really supposed to be continually being obedient to His will and to Love Him with all our heart mind soul and strength and love our neighbour as ourselves.

 

[absolutely_lost_86]

everyday u get closer and closer to god. its great

 

[johan777]

By the grace of God and the working of Holy Spirit I have a hunger for deeper fellowship with Jesus, but the closer I come to Him, the more I am aware of His holiness and always find that there is

SO MUCH MORE

 

[HisFireFly]

I've been saved for 6 years, and I'm wondering if I know the Lord, or if I've just been listening about him. Of course I know what he's done in my life, and in the world. I know what the Holy Spirit feels like. I know what the bible says about who He is. I know what my friends say about who He is. But, Do I know the true heart of the Father? I'm starting to. Is the Lord calling anyone else closer to Him?

My heart echoes your cry. LORD GOD, I don't just want to about YOU, I want to know YOU, face to face, heart to heart.

I pray FATHER GOD that YOU continue to increase the hunger in our hearts. Make us desperate LORD GOD for the things of YOUR Kingdom. Let us thirst for YOU and YOU alone, not for what YOU can do, but for WHO YOU ARE!

Let holy hunger fall on YOUR people. Holy hunger that cannot be satisfied by the things of this world. Holy hunger, LORD GOD that drives us to seek communion with our FATHER.

I ask that YOU bless each one who calls out for more of YOU, in JESUS name.

HisFireFly

 

[KleinerApfel]

My heart echoes your cry. LORD GOD, I don't just want to about YOU, I want to know YOU, face to face, heart to heart.

I pray FATHER GOD that YOU continue to increase the hunger in our hearts. Make us desperate LORD GOD for the things of YOUR Kingdom. Let us thirst for YOU and YOU alone, not for what YOU can do, but for WHO YOU ARE!

Let holy hunger fall on YOUR people. Holy hunger that cannot be satisfied by the things of this world. Holy hunger, LORD GOD that drives us to seek communion with our FATHER.

I ask that YOU bless each one who calls out for more of YOU, in JESUS name.

HisFireFly

Oh yes Father, yes, yes!

When I've found His presence most powerful, that's when I find I'm longing for still more. I can't ever be satisfied until I see Him face to face, but the seeking and the taste He reveals are a gift.

God bless, Susana

 

[BlessedVegan]

I guess I don't know if I "know" God..which probably means I don't. I've only been a Christian for about 3 months so I'm still figuring out the basics. I do see evidence of God working in my life, though. But I don't think I can say I know the heart of God. It's ok though, everything will happen it's in own time. I'm not in a rush. I'm still excited by learning the basic things!

 

[Child of JC]

Thank You, All.

Thank you. I have to confess...I was feeling negative about not knowing the Lord in this new way already. Like I was getting it wrong all these years or something. I know now that I'm entering into a new season, and a new understanding. I will REJOYCE. You all opened my eyes to a lie that the evil one was telling me in hopes of stealing my joy. Thank you again.

 

[mythbuster]

But what things were gains to me, these I have counted as loss on account of Christ.
But moreover I also count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as refuse that I may gain Christ.
And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which is out of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith,
If perhaps I may attain to the out-resurrection from the dead.

Here in Phillipians 3:7-11 Paul writes that he counted all things to loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus. This is more than on objective knowledge but a subjective knowledge of the excellency of Christ whom he pursued to the point of being "found in Him," the image of the invisible God, the portion of the saints, the Firstborn of all creation, The Firstborn from the dead, the Head of the Body, the mystery of God, the One in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hid, the Christ who indwells all the believers, the Christ who is at the right hand of the Father, the Christ who is all and in all, The all inclusive Christ who died the all inclusive death, terminating sin, sins, the law, Satan, the old creation, the enmity between the Jews and Gentiles creating the two into one new man.

To know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

 

[RThibeault]

I've been saved for 6 years, and I'm wondering if I know the Lord, or if I've just been listening about him. Of course I know what he's done in my life, and in the world. I know what the Holy Spirit feels like. I know what the bible says about who He is. I know what my friends say about who He is. But, Do I know the true heart of the Father? I'm starting to. Is the Lord calling anyone else closer to Him?

I beleive the Lord God is always drawing us to a closer relationship with him.