Journaling with God

When God talks to us, our thoughts become clear, and his voice becomes highly recognizable because we now have daily communication.  The Bible says: “Know that the LORD is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture” (Psalms 100:3); and sheep know the voice of their Sheppard.   We hear Gods voice through the Holy Spirit; the Spirit brings Gods word and promises back to our memory.  Our minds become one and we are in harmony with God.  The Holy Spirit helps us to remain focus on how Jesus would want us to respond in every situation.  And in some situations we are to be quiet, without offering any type of response.  However, at times Paul tells us: “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone” (Colossians 4: 5-6).     Learn to pray daily – as I was meditating today, God led my heart to focus on praying to always be in his will.  My prayer is that I become so close to God that I will be without any question and; at all times living my life to be within his will.   Many times when we pray, we ask for things that are not in Gods’ will for our lives, we don’t know what to pray for.  Therefore, when we go to God in prayer, we need to find a quiet space, a place where we can take our time and talk to the Lord about all that is on our mind. As we quiet ourselves - we will hear from the Lord - because he will then direct our thoughts to be in line with his.  The Holy Spirit takes over and intercedes for us to be in accordance to God’s will. “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will” (Romans 8: 27).     Note to self: When we sincerely look to grow in faith and build our trust, we have to exercise our patience.  We didn’t learn everything we know overnight; thereby, we will not gain total trust overnight.  God knows this about us already, he created us and he patiently and compassionately helps us along this pathway of trust.  Paul says he had to learn how to be content. “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation” (Philippians 4: 12).  Paul learned that our Father in Heaven is omnipotent; and he is certainly capable of taking care of all our needs (spiritually, physically, and emotionally).  In other words, as we learn to trust God, we begin to experience more inner peace, when our inner peace increases; we begin to experience contentment in life, knowing that whatever distraction comes across our path God will make a way.     Behold the Face of God:  I was reading the book of Exodus today and I was in awe of how Gods’ presence remained in Moses.  Gods’ face is his presence.  He’s the same God that lives in us; and his presence should shine in all of us.  God revealed to me that his presence is: his “Glory”, his Pureness, his Spirit, his Greatness, his Power, his Radiance, his Righteousness.