Blog #humility

​God speaks to us in many ways. He speaks to us from scriptures, sermons, visions and dreams, and even from life circumstances. The vast majority of the way God has given me instruction is in my thoughts. The tricky part is telling the difference between God’s voice and my own fears or desires.

One of the first things Jesus experienced was rejection. Since so many people experience rejection, this allowed Him to relate to the masses from the very beginning. When He spoke to the woman by the well, He knew what she was going through. If you have experienced rejection, He knows what you're going through.

Psychology teaches us humans have the same “fight or flight” instinct as animals. When faced with a threat, we will either stand our ground or run away. Where humans differ is in that we also have threats on a social dimension.

How do you glorify God after He answers your prayers? Do you take time to give glory to the Lord, or do you forget to give Him glory?

Repentance is not just a one-time experience that occurs when we first come to God. Repentance is a gift from God that we need to utilize every single day. If you walk away from repentance feeling sorrowful, you didn’t finish. The first part of repentance is confession and denouncing of sinful behavior. After confessing and denouncing your sinful behavior, spend some time thanking God for forgiving you.

Perhaps one of the best requests ever made to Jesus was the one his disciple made in Matthew chapter 6. This is where they asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. Of all the things they could have asked for, they wanted to know how to better communicate with God.