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Personally, I thought the quote was insightful.
~Jim
If we could only know each other, we would neither idolize nor hate.
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Personally, I thought the quote was insightful.
~Jim
God knows we are selfish, terribly so sometimes... thats no excuse but I dont think it is any surprise to Him.. sometimes in prayer I do go to God saying I need you, I need to know you love me and that you know/care that I'm hurting in this and that I need your presence God, and He does comfort and then it does become about Him because He is so wonderful and His love is unfailing and then you honestly do want it to be about Him and prayer does become about Him.
I'm not particularly happy that that is the way it is sometimes but He designed us to have a God shaped hole as they say and only He can fill it
Maybe it is a growth process too.. the more God meets us the less it becomes about ourselves. I also know I'm in a painful space currently so maybe that is why it is what it is for this season.
I'm not particularly happy that that is the way it is sometimes but He designed us to have a God shaped hole as they say and only He can fill it
Maybe it is a growth process too.. the more God meets us the less it becomes about ourselves. I also know I'm in a painful space currently so maybe that is why it is what it is for this season.
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New_Wineskin
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Personally, I thought the quote was insightful.
For me , it is same old , same old .
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SO RIGHT!!
Before I got to really know the Lord, and that meant listening to what He had to say to me instead of trying to just tell Him what I thought, the opening statement would have seem fine and insightful. Yet after a number of years of having regular conversations with Him, the OP does seem very religious and the same old stuff I expect to hear from the pulpit.
I'm not trying to be judgemental, but rather I can't help but scratch my head wondering how someone could preach every Sunday about a personal relationship with the Lord and not realize that it is actually possible to have a real personal relationship like you would with a good friend. And He really is the only "Good" friend that you can really have. And you can't hide anything from Him.
So you might as well tell Him how you honestly feel and what you actually want, even if you know if you know your thoughts aren't the best. Since we are people, we will talk to Him about self serving things, but He is not a computer that just gives you what you want. He is an all knowing God, that wants to have a conversation with you.
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