THINK ABOUT THIS!
Why Do we feel sleepy in Prayer,
But stay awake through a 3 hour movie?
Why are we so bored when we read the Bible,
But find it easy to read other books?
Why is it so easy to ignore a msg about God,
Yet we forward the funny ones?
Why are Prayer houses getting smaller,
But bars and clubs are expanding?
Why is it so easy to worship a celebrity,
But very difficult to engage with God?
Think about it, for a moment! O! By the way, I intend not to waste your time…might be too busy.
God said through Jesus:
“But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father Which is in Heaven.”
Matthew 10:33 (KJV)
When one door closes, God opens two , Amen.
ALL things (not ‘some’ things work TOGETHER for good!)
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that Love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 King James Version (KJV)
Sometimes our disappointments in life can become God’s appointments, so don’t let closed doors bother you. The things we think of as failures and problems can often end up being blessings in disguise.
Scripture: Acts 16:6-10
God has no “internet connection!” He has an “interspirit connection”! God’s Spirit is in us!
Problems with “internet connectivity”?
Try Another Device or method of connecting!
• Update Your Firmware.
• Check Your connection Package!
• Bypass Your “Do Not Suppose” (DNS) Server! Believe! Faith it!
• Decode the Blinking Lights. “Recieve” something in your Spirit? Pay close attention! As opposed to watching TV/Movies/Reading/Gaming/Dancing/Cooking… you get the idea.
A moment in God’s presence is beyond gold, gems; I would be so tacky as to say “grub”, but I am in hope that The point is made. Above we compare the CONSTANT connectiong with God.
In this era of social media, we’re connected like never before. Old acquaintances from every level of school and from each former job or church send a near-constant barrage of electronic invites to re-friend them online. The concept of seasonal friendships has all but died out – now we’re (absurdly) expected to maintain some type of relationship with almost everyone we’ve ever met. But how “connected” are we really?
The Nature of Media
The thing we need to remember about social media is that it is truly media by nature: mass communication of carefully selected, extensively edited, and relatively biased content. Now the substance of social media is often personal (aside from all those random cute pet videos and memes), but we can’t equate “personal” with “transparent.”
I mean, how many times have you come across a post announcing some difficult or tragic set of events and thought to yourself, “Wow, they must have been dealing with this for months! I had no idea.” Carefully crafted posts and pictures tend to show only the best of our lives . . . until there are no ways left to hide the worst.
Ironically, those difficult times are what truly connect us to each other and, if we’re open, to God.
The Nature of Relationships
Real relationships are reciprocal, interactive – and messy. They include the ups and downs of life and bind us together through mutual experience and support. Those we spend actual time with share our issues and we share theirs, hopefully in ways that help us all grow as people.
When our knowledge of each other goes beyond the outward “what we do” things and starts to include the inward “who we are” things, true connection takes place. This is the level of connection we were specifically and intentionally designed for – which is why social media can often feel unsatisfying and empty.
The thing is, the One who designed us to need and desire satisfying relationships is the One who most wants to provide us with that degree of deep connection.
God’s End of the Equation
Given that God is God, He already knows every aspect of who we are. Every aspect. He sees everything – whether actions, intentions, or just thoughts – and chooses to love us anyway. So . . . one half of the relationship equation: Check! Now, wouldn’t it be great if we could get to know Him even remotely as well (at least to the greatest degree that finite beings can know the Infinite)?
Thankfully, God provided His Word for this very purpose: so we could know Him for who He is. The Creator; the Redeemer; the Eternal Almighty. The Lion of Judah; the Passover Lamb; the Friend to the brokenhearted. The Bible shows God in all His Supreme Glory and mankind in all its chronic, perpetual need.
But it also shows how that tremendous need was met – through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The One who was The Word (John 1:1–5) before donning flesh (John 1:14) came as both God and man in order to make God known (John 1:18) and allow men to become children of God (John 1:12–13).
Our End of the Equation
The point is, the more we interact with the Bible, the closer we can become in our relationship to God. But we have to make the effort!
So many things in our world – including social media – compete tirelessly for our time and attention. Some of them are even really good things. But if we get too caught up in the many good things to make room for the few great things, we’ll miss out on some truly important, life-altering stuff.
Since Bible reading can easily get lost in the shuffle of our overly busy lives, Audio Bibles can help with our end of the Divine relationship equation. Whether via Internet, app, podcast, or download, connecting with God through His Word has never been easier.
There are contacts I have on email, my devices…a phone book! But God is my favorite contact!!! Start a day with God and watch how it unfolds!
God is not on FACEBOOK but He is my best friend, Amen!!! Yours? Just asking.
God is not on TWITTER but I still follow Him, Amen!!!
Even without the INTERNET I am always connected to God!!!
“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto The eyes of God with Whom we have to do.” Hebrews 4:13
https://www.openbible.info/topics/god_sees_everything
He is not on WHATSAPP but He’s always available!!!
Share the pointers IF it is of any help. Tap a friend on the shoulder and simply share what God has done for you, Amen. The results will astound you! “Lemme get some of that!”
We serve a Real God. Astonishingly! THE ONLY God!!! Mind you, I did not say god or gods!
Gets a tad bit complicated here! A deity is a supernatural being, like a god or goddess, that is worshipped by people who believe it controls or exerts force over some aspect of the world. The word deity means “divine nature.” A supernatural being. Anything beyond the natural realm is supernatural!
… The divine nature of deities is believed to be immortal goodness and powerfulness.
supernatural
[ soo-per-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl
adjective
of, relating to,or being above orbeyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, orattributed to God or a deity.
of a superlative degree; preternatural: a missile of supernatural speed.
of, relating to, or attributed to ghosts,goblins, or other unearthly beings; eerie;occult.
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noun
a being, place, object, occurrence, etc.,considered as supernatural or ofsupernatural origin; that which issupernatural, or outside the naturalorder.
behavior supposedly caused by theintervention of supernatural beings.
direct influence or action of a deity onearthly affairs.
the supernatural,
1. supernatural beings, behavior, andoccurrences collectively.
2. supernatural forces and thesupernatural plane of existence:a deep fear of the supernatural.