Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Christian Podcast Central

Home
Evangelical - Sponsored
Reflections of Grace 55: Life Lessons with Jesus, part 1

Reflections of Grace 55: Life Lessons with Jesus, part 1

Last updated on: February 23, 2016 at 3:25 am by Christian Podcast Central

Reflections of Grace 55: Life Lessons with Jesus, part 1 2016-02-23T03:25:12-08:00 Christian Podcast Central

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Reflections of Grace 55: Life Lessons with Jesus, part 1 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From Certified Life Coach Dixie Diamanti, Author of Climbing Out of the Box and Fifty Ways to Meet Your Lover:

“Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to Him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?… But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.” – Matthew 6:26 &10:29 (NLT)

We have three choices each day, the way I see it, to experience Jesus in this way; in our every day get up-wash face-eat breakfast-do laundry-clean house kind of day.

♥ Choice #1: When you rise in the morning, at that moment, make a conscious, determined decision that He is present no matter how you “feel”. Don’t assume that because you are feeling a negative emotion that He isn’t right there. He didn’t say I will be with you only on good days, He said I will be with you always.

♥ Choice #2: Start talking. Yes, acknowledge His presence and start talking to Him. This takes effort. We are so in tune to having a visible person in our presence when we are talking that it is hard to just start talking to Jesus about just anything. You see, I believe that God created us for His pleasure and companionship. Didn’t He walk and talk with Adam and Eve before the fall. When sin entered in it cut them off from enjoying God’s daily tangible presence in their lives. So tragic. But then Jesus came to restore the fellowship with God that we were created for. He paid the price for our sins long ago so that we now have direct access to God through His Son who is perfect in every way, and He says, when you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. We can walk and talk with Him now just like Adam and Eve did. I know this to be true because I do it. So, as an act of your will, start talking. Tell Him how you feel that day. Tell Him your concerns, joys, and about the things you need to surrender to Him and are struggling with. Don’t forget to be thankful and tell Him of your love for Him.

♥ Choice #3: Exercise your faith. Believe He is there because He is. (In Him we live, and move, and have our very being). Remember faith is something you can’t see or feel but simply must believe because He says it is so. So, keep talking and believing and this will move you into the realm of the His spirit.

You will be rewarded with a tangible presence of Jesus Himself. This kind of walk doesn’t come over night. It takes time to develop. But why on earth, if we know this kind of relationship with Him is possible don’t we want to take the time to press into it. And keep pressing into it until we begin to hear His voice. Yes, He will talk back. You will become more and more able to know it is really Him speaking. You will be conversing with God!!! He will not let you down.
Most people I know who struggle with this have a hard time believing it is His voice they hear. He is always talking, we just don’t believe it is Him. Have wildly abandoned faith, friends. Be willing to get outside the box of your doubt and unbelief and just write down what He says that you think you are making up. That is His voice. It comes as a thought you know you didn’t think.
I want to encourage those who do have a heart to help others learn to live loved. How do you do that? By learning to live in his love yourself. If you want to grow in these freedoms, simply let him teach you how to rely more on his love each day–that will transform everything about the way you live.
And for those learning to live in the Father’s love, I want to encourage you to make yourself available to those around you–not by starting a ministry, but by simply engaging friendships with people as God makes connections. When someone is on your heart, seek him or her out. Spend time with them and see where God takes it. Look for ways to encourage their journey.

For more encouraging and engaging podcasts and videos, visit the E-Squared Media Network at www.e2medianetwork.com

christian bible study podcast

christian culture podcast

christian relationship advice

is the bible reliable

spiritual woundedness

Previous Post

November 12, 2014

Real Stuff My Dad Says 64: Don’t Believe Your Bad Press

Next Post

November 13, 2014 Jesus in HD 89: Story-Teller Extraordinaire!

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Brad Stine Has Issues Christian Podcast Central Classic Podcast Experience God Life Grounded Ouxano Parent Like You Mean It The Protest Show with Thor Ramsey The Summit Lecture Series Uncategorized What You’ve Been Searching For

Select a Month July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 June 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz