The Lord shares his plans with those who have respect for him. He makes his covenant known to them. ~ Psalm 25:14 (NIrV)
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No one wants to bear their soul to a stranger, to someone who doesn't know them or care about them. We don't want to confide in someone who thinks we're not good enough for them or that we're weird. We want to share our heart with a friend. Someone who respects us as a person, who values our personhood and recognizes our worth. That's who we want to be a part of our lives, to connect and dialogue with, to share our secret longings and plans. Not someone who will throw our plans and dreams in the gutter or, worse yet, use them maliciously against us.
God is the same way. He's looking for people who will befriend Him. Who will recognize who He is, and give Him the respect that He deserves. Those are the people He calls friends. And with His friends, He shares His heart, His plans, His secrets. Things that strangers won't care to understand, He shares with His friends and grants them desire and understanding. That is fellowship with the Divine Creator!
Being in relationship with God is not a one-way street. As you respect Him as God, submit to Him as Lord and humbly seek Him out through prayer and Bible study, He opens the gates of communication from His spirit to yours, allowing you to see and hear from His heart. Giving you insight into His covenant with man through Jesus Christ. Helping you understand how He could love unloving people through the passion of the cross, how He continually knocks on the hearts of humanity, seeking fellowship with them.
You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. ~ John 15:14-15 (NLT)
God talks heart-to-heart with His friends. As a believer in Jesus Christ, you have friendship with God and are privy to His heart. Listen well and cherish the confidence of the Father and the Son, because He doesn't share His secrets with just anyone...
Love,
Joelene
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