In this episode, I reflect again on why we are seeking to know God more and what it really means to know and experience relationship with God.
1. Our growth brings glory to God. 2 Peter 3:18
2. We want to be more like Jesus. Colossians 3:10
3. As we know God more, we will trust Him more. Proverbs 3:5-6
4. We experience God's grace, peace, power, provision AND MORE as we KNOW HIM. 2 Peter 1:2-3
I truly believe God longs to comfort and guide us when we are hurting or lost. When we PAUSE and PRAY, asking God to help us know Him exactly where we are, the Holy Spirit will remind us of God's PRESENCE with us always, His PLEASURE because we are calling on Him and seeking Him, and the PURITY of His love for us. God will remind us of His PROMISES, fill us with His PEACE, and lead us into His PERFECTION (rather than a perfection of our own imagination). Jesus will open our eyes to see His PERSPECTIVE of us, others, and our circumstances, remind us of His PLAN to work everything for our good and His glory, and help us see an eternal PURPOSE beyond what we can imagine. The Holy Spirit will fill us with POWER as we believe, PROVIDE for our every real need, and PROTECT us from attacks and harm from the enemy. God will teach us to PERSEVERE and be PATIENT as we walk by faith. And we will PRAISE God for His goodness to us.
The more we SEEK GOD, the more we will KNOW God. Let's ask God to help us know Him and His...Presence, Pleasure, Purity, Promises, Peace, Perfection, Perspective, Plan, Purpose, Power, Provision, Protection, Perseverance, and Patience.
I'm not saying that every time we stop to pray we will be conscious of experiencing God in all of these ways. I do believe, however, that in time, if we take the time to seek God, we will experience more and more of God in this way. So no matter what kind of Problems, Pain, or Persecution we might be facing, let's remember OFTEN to PAUSE, PRAY, and PRAISE.
The original video was shared as part of this Sister Studies post. You can watch it there if you'd like!
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In February of 2021, I began sharing the "DIVINE: Transformed by Knowing God" series on my Sister Studies blog for the women of my church. The studies include videos, some written posts, and scripture recordings.
Music by Aakash Gandhi - from the YouTube Audio Library
