When it is easier to our relationship with God? No doubt when everything is right, when there is work, when no family problems when there is no economic problems, in short, when everything is on wheels, it is definitely easier our relationship with him.
But what happens when it seems God is far away, when it seems that is the God of all but us?, Have you felt God that far?
definitely have all gone through times when we see the presence of God, do not feel his company, the question is: What is our attitude to this?
Most times it is difficult to understand this situation, but we are not discouraged, because God is always in control and if allowed time of trial or distress is because it will give us the output, which may also differ with the output we want, but it is certainly the best and ultimately allow our relationship with Him grows.
Today unfortunately we live much of a gospel of prosperity, large demonstrations and success, many texts are concerned to preach a gospel successful, but the Bible does not teach us this, on the contrary, I see dying apostles because of the word, not like today that are enriched misusing the word, I see an apostle Paul being persecuted and imprisoned, or is that perhaps God was not with them?, we know that if I was at his side and through the testing was molding them to make them strong in adversity that God knew was coming and thanks to them the gospel has come to today.
For those who read me and now are spending anxious moments I want to show someone who also had moments like that we've been you and me.
PSALM 10:1 Why are you away, O Lord, and hide yourself in times of trouble?
Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why are you so far from my salvation, and the words of my roaring?
King David, he to whom God had declared a man after His own heart, which God had declared his friend, had moments that felt no presence of God.
But each of us is called to act in the same way as does David, the same as in Psalm 22 complained about his apparent loneliness, then writes the Psalm 23 "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want. "
David was growing up, God sometimes allows moments of anguish for us to grow, but never leave you.
DT.31: 8 "The Lord Himself goes before you and be with you, never leave you nor forsake you"
ISAIAH 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with, not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and I'll help, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. "
God says you always feel his presence, but if you promise not to leave us.
As Christians during the course of our lives pass through difficult times, every Christian has experienced, the question is: Will you still believe in the same way when they feel the presence of God?.
The Christian world today is full of sensations, seems that when we do not feel God was not something special, is experienced emotions and I do not mean that emotions are bad, in fact God has given us many opportunities to feel their presence and express it through the emotions, but he does not want to believe by a mere emotionalism, if so, our Christian life would be like a roller coaster full of ups and downs.
God more than emotions, like faith, he wants us to trust him but did not feel, he is omnipresent, he is everywhere, but you or I do not feel.
God is a God of promises, and he fulfilled if you've ever felt lonely, did not see God anywhere, do not hesitate to rely in it, despite the circumstances, is always by our side, their presence does not depend on whether or not sorry. Let's look
declare what Paul writes to the Philippians:
"He is living in poverty, and what is living in abundance. I have learned to live with each and every one of the circumstances, to be filled and going hungry, to have to suffer plenty or scarcity. I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me "(Philippians 4:12-13)
May each of us reach the same conviction of Paul, no matter the circumstances, not emotions, we can do everything through Christ who strengthens us, it's about Him
I have personally gone through many difficult moments, and moments that affect my life and cause a certain discouragement does not make me less Christian, on the contrary, if today I am still a believer in God is precisely because in these difficult times I have come to my aid, which is Christ Jesus and I can safely say that I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me, like Pedro many times I have a couple of steps in the water and I started to sink, but also like him in that time has been hand my Lord to rescue me.
is true that we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus, but in order to be victorious we had before the fight, every struggle there are injured and even killed in the battle and there are also spiritual; Paul said we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against powers, and that's where it makes a difference, certainly Christians in the daily battle injuries can occur, however always going to be winning because the victory is not in us, if not Jesus, if that battle left someone in the way the only reason for this is that he fought alone.
That in the end all we can declare with faith, that those who love God all things work together for good to finally say, "I have fought the good fight, I finished the race, I have kept the faith . As for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and no only me but also to all who have longed for is coming "
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