Sunday, November 20, 2022

Getting there.. Stephanie Gritzenger

 https://youtu.be/un6HKDXqC4U


 Oh what Jesus Christ has done for all of us. All the glory and the honor He deserves from our lives. How we live it. How we speak from our lips. What we allow our ears to listen to, and our eyes to see. Are we really giving Him all the glory and honor that is due His Name?  Are we only as close to Him as we want to be?  That's not honor and worship.
 We are all sinners saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. We will never be perfect this side of heaven. But a pure heart desires to get there. Are you one who continuously says, "I'm not there yet?" That shouldn't even be something that flows from our lips. Or at least it shouldn't end there. We should say, "I desire to have a pure heart that chases after God the way He chases after me."  
The Bible tells us that we were created in His image.  Question is, does Jesus see himself in you? Is he comfortable everywhere you take him?
 There is a reason for our journey and the purpose in our learning and pain. Some of us are more stubborn than others. Some get there quicker than others. Some of us God has to drag quite a few times before we realize what Hes doing.  
I was actually that stubborn child growing up. I was probably punished more than my sister was. But the love that I had, and the honor and respect for my parents, always brought my heart where it needed to be.  Obedience, not because I didn't want to be punished, but because of my love for them.
 Our lives are the altar for Jesus. Is He being magnified in us? Or are we constantly making excuses not to draw closer to him?It's a love relationship. Either you love him for your convenience of things. Or you are totally head-over-heels in love with Him.  You can't fool God, because He is the only One Who searches the depths of our heart and knows the truth of our worship. To know Jesus, really know Him, is to Love Him with your whole heart, not devided.  We certainly wouldn't want to be loved that way.  His presence is my promise. And I don't want half of Him, I want all of Him.  
 I don't know about you. But I want all that He has for me along this journey here.  I want to see Him in the land of the living.  When you desire to be so close to Jesus, you will find Him in all your questions.
 I am so in love with Jesus. I will never stop chasing after him this side of heaven.
 Are you getting there?
 Father God, we praise you for your patience, for your mercy, for the blood of your precious son. Please help us not to take that for granted.
 Always and forever Lord God for your glory.
1John 3:19-24... Genesis 1:27.. 
Kim D
 

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