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God is there During the Dark Night of the Soul

During the Dark Night of the Soul reminders like these are breathtakingly wonderful…Isaiah 50:10,11. In particular, the old hymn by William Cowper is achingly beautiful (see below).

Far more wonderful still is when God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit personally reminds the child of God, right there during the dark night of the soul, of His presence by bringing to His child’s thoughts the written word of God he or she had previously “hidden” in his or heart (Psalm 119:11). In real-time, God sees His child’s anguish and chooses, just as He promised (John 14), to make His presence known. The circumstances might not be the same between the present moment and that during which God first delivered a specific truth, but the eternal meaning of His word remains the same. It’s breathtaking…like when the evening is dark, but the morning delivers joy…like in Psalm 30:1-5, especially the last half of verse five…

“I will exalt You, O Yahweh, for You have lifted me up, and have not let my enemies be glad over me. O Yahweh my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. O Yahweh, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit. Sing praise to Yahweh, you His holy ones and give thanks for the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime…

weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.”

 
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Abide In Jesus

You see, when the Word of God is read, studied, and learned, then the Holy Spirit of God will remind the child of God about the truth of God which will then lead to attitudes and behaviors that resemble those belonging to the Son of God and which ultimately please God the Father.

So, okay, we recognize this is quite a mouthful, but read it again (slowly) and think about it:

When the Word of God is read, studied, and learned

~then the Holy Spirit of God will remind the child of God

~about the truth of God

~which will then lead to attitudes and behaviors that resemble those belonging to the Son of God

~and which ultimately please our Father God.

This is a large part of abiding in Jesus just as Jesus did with the Father.

John 14-16

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Quit Fighting For Your Rights

My dear fellow Christ followers, please quit fighting for your rights.

The unborn’s, yes.

The trafficked, yes.

The Mom’s and Dad’s, yes.

The disenfranchised, yes.

The pre-born-again, yes.

The DUI losses, yes.

The poor, yes.

The oppressed, yes.

The alien children, yes.

The foster children, yes.

The confused, yes.

The traumatized, yes.

The…, yes.

But not yours. In Christ our cheeks can endure much. Love. Pray. Reach. Like Jesus does.

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