Jan 6

  • shuisman
    shuisman added a text contribution God Speaks
    "Then God told Noah and his sons," Genesis 9:8 I don't know why, but it struck me as strange that this is a verse. I SO wish that God still spoke aloud . . . that I could have an actual conversation with him. All through the Bible are examples of God speaking to people . . . Adam, Noah, Moses etc. He gave verbal instruction. Now, I realize we have God's Word, and that he "speaks" to us through it . . . I even realize that God "speaks" to us through… Read more »
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    shuisman added a text contribution Full Disclosure
    "So they hid from the LORD God among the trees." Genesis 3:8b When you read this passage, don't you want to laugh a little? It really is ridiculous . . . hiding from God. Duh, he knows EVERYTHING! Yet, I do this all the time. I don't literally hide, but I choose not to disclose things to God all the time. I choose not to talk to him about things, afraid I'm going to jinx something . . . how ridiculous is that? He knows my thoughts, whether I'm "telling"… Read more »
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    shuisman added a text contribution My Worth comes from God's Breath
    "He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person." Forever and ever I have struggled with self-esteem . . . loving myself . . . discovering my self worth. Today as I was reading this passage and scrolled down to the life-application notes, I read this: "The body is a lifeless shell until God brings it alive . . . therefore, our life and worth come from God's Spirit . . . in reality, our worth comes not from our achievements bu… Read more »