Snippets

So after my last post which was really long,  here’s a light one containing a number of things God has been revealing to new.

Yes. I know. This is a bit I if a shortcut in that I try to put it all out there instead of creating a part for each of them. I’ll still try to do that,  but for now, these quick snippets should mean an easy read for you too!

I. Child-like is not teenage-like faith.
God is pleased with a child-like faith, not with a teenage faith. A child believes without question and trusts without fail. A teenager would believe with conditions and trust only in convenience. Being naive is not bad, but being blinded by yourself and forcing your wants and desires onto God’s plans is. Trusting God requires pure unadulterated faith.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB

Trust in the L ord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Bible says ALL your heart — no room for doubt. It also says “not on your own understanding” — when you let the Lord drive, there’s only room for one in the driver’s seat.

II. There is no one like our God.
No, there is none like Him. You can neither find someone better for you nor be better for somone than Him. Jesus is the only one who can love and care for you beyond comprehension;  He is also the only one who can love and care for anyone more than you!

As Saints, letting go and letting God also means letting people go and letting God step in. Yes, it is important that Saints fellowship together and bear each other’s burdens. But. We should not try and replace God with them or replace God with them. All our relationships should point us to God and draw us closer to Him.

John 15:13-14 NASB

Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.  You are My friends if you do what I command

No one can love like Jesus can.

III. Saints don’t have religions.
God doesn’t want a bunch of people practicing religion. Saints are not simply nominally Christians — we are to be Jesus-lovers and Jesus-followers.

No. Jesus did not call us into a religion where He is God and we obey sets of rules He’s given. He wants a relationship with us. He wants for us to love Him — obedience out of love.

It’s about loving Him. Obedience, service, holiness, etc are simply by-products of a love relationship with Christ.

John 1:12-13 NASB

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

We are His beloved children.  He wants us to know that.

These are three of the many things God has been teaching me lately. I know there’s more, but I’ll save those for later.

Btw! I’m heading out later today for the Levite Worship Conference! So excited! So expect my next post/s to be on worship or on how the weekend was for me!

Belated Happy Love’s Day, Saints! We serve a God of love who’s call us into a love relationship with Him! Bask in it!