Thursday, November 13, 2014

A Fountain of Joy

11-11-2014

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:8, 9 NIV)

even though I cannot see God with my eyes, I have faith in his existence and power and am at peace because of it. there is a joy inexpressible associated with love for him, and I want that. and I want to share it. I'm not certain that I've been able to acquire it for myself, but my desire for it is insatiable.  the source of that joy is Christ himself and the remarkable love he has for us astounds me.  the joy comes from salvation in God for our souls.

daily prayer is necessary. constantly thinking of him, crucial. I want to know God and...to encounter him would be mind-blowing but I don't... want to necessarily experience God before others...? is there a way to believe and have faith and no shame but... not express myself or be violently expressed through on front of other people? maybe I don't know what I'm saying and maybe I'm wrong...

but as I pursue you in the different ways that I know how. there's got to be a next step to grow me in you and our relationship to deepen.  I know that you want to know me--as much, and honestly probably more than, I want to know you.

stir my heart for you and may I glorify you with my person and actions--not just as a going-through-the-motions kind of Christian. I'm..... seriously going to work on language.

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