How do I know that God loves me personally?
God's love is not his sparing us suffering and death. His love is mainly his showing us and giving us himself in his glory. God loves us mainly by giving us himself and all that he is for us in Jesus. Jesus loves us mainly by giving us himself and all that God is for us in him.
- He created you. Psalm 139 says He knew you before you were born. ...
- Christ died for you. While you were still a sinner, Christ died for you. ...
- He gave you the Bible. John 10:10 says that God wants you to have “a rich and satisfying life”. ...
- He is jealous over you. ...
- He wants a relationship with you.
Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him alone we can know God personally and experience His love.
He gives us all we need for every good work, Ephesians 6.10-12. He provides escape from temptation, 1 Corinthians 10.13. And, He provides us with the necessary discipline in order to bring correction to our spiritual life, Hebrews 12.6-11. God provides us with His constant love and care.
- See your true value. In our modern world, we're constantly flooded by the seemingly “perfect” lives of people on social media. ...
- Learn to let go of past mistakes. We've all made mistakes, but many of us find it hard to let go of them. ...
- Recognize that trials are not punishments.
- The First Way: Motion.
- The Second Way: Efficient Cause.
- The Third Way: Possibility and Necessity.
- The Fourth Way: Gradation.
- The Fifth Way: Design.
A way to know that you are following God's plan for your life is by being in prayer. Take time each day to devote yourself to the Lord and the plans He has for your life. If you are giving each area of your life to God, then He will bless it and be able to work through it abundantly.
- Whisper His Name. There are times we need Him but we just don't know what to say or where to begin. ...
- Cultivate a Humble Heart. ...
- Believe He is Near. ...
- Walk with Him. ...
- Take a Divine Pause. ...
- Read His Word Aloud. ...
- Start Praising Him.
We receive from the Lord in the same way that people in the Bible received from the Lord—whether it is salvation, healing, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, or some other gift God has provided. We receive by faith. This fact is emphasized in James 1:5–7, which tells us what to do if we are lacking something in our life.
- Start with Prayer and Ask God for a Softer Heart.
- A Relationship with God Softens Your Heart.
- Understand Why Your Heart has Hardened.
- See the Harm of Hardening Your Heart.
- Ask for Forgiveness for a Hardened Heart.
How God wants us to treat ourselves?
God Wants You to Love Yourself, Too
Having a successful faith life is going to start with you learning to love yourself. This does not mean we are worshiping ourselves or being narcissistic. God does not want us to go through our lives filled with hate, disappointment, or insecurities about ourselves.
- Come to God with your request for guidance. ...
- Wait in silence for God to speak for 10-12 minutes. ...
- Jot down any Scripture, songs, impressions, or pictures God gives you. ...
- Share how God spoke to you with your prayer partners and follow God's will.
God has revealed himself to us in the glory of creation, in the perfection of the written word, and in the personal experience of all who seek him.
Instead, Micah listed out the three principles of what God asks of His people: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with Him.
Knowing God involves knowing His attributes, his character and His ways so that we know Him for who He is, not simply for the self-centred belief that He is there for me. Trust is the basis for a true relationship with God, shorn of ulterior motives.
What happens when you allow God to lead your life? Your life will never look the same again. It is the most freedom you will ever experience because you realize it is no longer about you it is about God, others and your love for all that God has created. It is a selfless life of love and goodness.
It always feels like someone else is there. The Bible says: “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them” (Matthew 18.20). The Bible also says “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Hebrews 13.5, Joshua 1.5).
- Ask others to let you know. Sometimes we don't see in ourselves what others can see in us. ...
- Look for gifts in adversity. ...
- Pray for the help to recognize your gifts. ...
- Don't be afraid to branch out. ...
- Search the word of God. ...
- Look outside yourself. ...
- Think about people you look up to. ...
- Reflect on your family.
Help me to live one day at a time. Help me to not worry about tomorrow but instead focus on what you're doing in my life right now. I want to trust in your promise to take care of every one of my needs — financial, relational, physical, social, spiritual, and emotional. Help me to trust you more and worry less.
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness (2 Peter 1:3; NIV). “Everything you need for life.” Doesn't that sound a bit ambitious, even pretentious?
What God given gifts do you have?
According to the Scriptures, these gifts include such ministries as faith, healing, prophecy, proclamation, teaching, administration, reconciliation, compassion, and self-sacrificing service and charity for the help and encouragement of people.
When we trust God and believe His word, it pleases His heart. It is really that simple. Enoch was a man that pleased God. Heb 11:5 “By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: 'He could not be found, because God had taken him away.
- 4 Ways to Express Love for God.
- 'Walk in all his ways'
- 'Keep his commandments'
- 'Cleave unto him'
- 'Serve him with all your heart and with all your soul'
- Soul Shine.
We can touch God through our prayers. Jesus said that when we join our prayers with others, we can know that He is in our midst. (Matthew 18:19-20) But we must not think that we can't be totally alone with God to reach out to Him.
Jesus uses such a statement in Luke 9:23-24 to explain the necessity of self-denial for those who would follow him: And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
We Are Precious and Honored in His Eyes. In Isaiah 43:4, it says, “Since you are precious and honored in my sight and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.” In God's eyes, we are precious and honored.
We deny ourselves, however painful it might be, in order that we would gain a greater good. We are called to such self-denial so that God, in disciplining us, would give to us a greater share of His own holiness (Hebrews 12:5-11).
Dwell in the presence of the divine: Your path may be to pray, meditate, read spiritual material, take a long walk through nature—or all of the above—but an optimum practice includes both morning and evening sessions of at least 20 minutes each.
- Give your heart to God. I know that seems like an obvious step. ...
- Allow Him to take charge. You must put God first. ...
- Spend time in the Word of God. Schedule time to read His Word on a daily basis. ...
- Take the time to memorize Scripture. ...
- Pray, pray, pray.