tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post1021572051250200372..comments2023-10-03T06:25:41.357-05:00Comments on Grace Roots Blog: Near Him, in Him, complete in Him, know HimJoel Bruesekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-27570581687887030272008-09-21T18:10:00.000-05:002008-09-21T18:10:00.000-05:00Bino, Somehow your comment got by me. I'm sure I ...Bino, <BR/><BR/>Somehow your comment got by me. I'm sure I meant to reply to it when you first posted it!<BR/><BR/>I like what you say... If we have found it, why are we still looking for it.<BR/><BR/>As sort of an echo to what you're saying/asking, this reminds me of thoughts I have about Jesus' words "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness..." For believers, hasn't the kingdom already come? (Haven't we already "found" it?). Don't we already have His righteousness? Why are Christians hungering and thirsting for "more" of God, and trying to 'press into' His kingdom, when He's already given us all we need?<BR/><BR/>Aida,<BR/><BR/>I can relate to your phase of trying to press into God. Indeed... you never really "arrive," do you? Nothing is ever enough. If only the church would stop trying to seek what it already has, and instead would live as the beloved Bride that they are.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-36314243220287859592008-09-20T10:04:00.000-05:002008-09-20T10:04:00.000-05:00"I stopped trying to "enter in" to His presence th..."I stopped trying to "enter in" to His presence through worship services and through "toiling" in prayer, and realized that I am in His presence 100% of the time!"<BR/><BR/>"It's hard to become intimately acquainted with someone when you're never really sure where you stand with them, or when you think you have to always go through some special process in order to get through to them or to get their attention."<BR/><BR/>Wow! Awesome post, Joel!! I'm glad I didn't miss this one.<BR/><BR/>I went through that phase of trying to press into God. What a horrible time of insecurity that was - never feeling totally accepted or loved by God, never feeling like I was doing enough.<BR/><BR/>Understanding that his love isn't based on what I can do but that he loves me because I'm his daughter has freed me and I can now come close to him without fear of being rejected. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post.Aidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885702269506142727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-55738624595157830282008-09-11T14:24:00.000-05:002008-09-11T14:24:00.000-05:00I meant to say - '...either I am NOT aware'I meant to say - '...either I am NOT aware'Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-81112669233160595592008-09-11T14:23:00.000-05:002008-09-11T14:23:00.000-05:00Joel,One thing comes to my mind is that Jesus said...Joel,<BR/>One thing comes to my mind is that Jesus said, <I>'seek and you shall find'</I>. Now the questions is, if we have found, why are we still seeking?<BR/>so, when I am seeking something, either I am now aware that I have it or I don't have it.<BR/><BR/>Once we find it, we will settle ('even keel') in. I like it.Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-33917986699757266792008-09-11T10:15:00.000-05:002008-09-11T10:15:00.000-05:00RJW,I read your post (but haven't had time to comm...RJW,<BR/><BR/>I read your post (but haven't had time to comment). Spooky! LOL Great stuff.<BR/><BR/>Amy,<BR/><BR/>Yep indeed. Knowing who we are and to whom we belong seems to be the biggest battle in the Christian life! As we get ourselves rooted and established in the truth of all this, we'll know His peace and love and hope more and more.<BR/><BR/>Richard,<BR/><BR/>Right on! I don't see James' words as a commandment but an invitation to live as who we really are, according to what's already true. You put it very well.<BR/><BR/>Craig,<BR/><BR/>I too love the "grace eyes" that see the scriptures in such a different light! The scriptures are full of truth about who God is and who He has made us to be.<BR/><BR/>And indeed, "do we <I>believe</I> it?" is a great question. If we don't believe what the Bible says is already true about us, then it's only natural that we'll try to find ways to attain it. And so it comes down to, do we believe that we are already close to God, seated in the heavenly places, righteous, holy, one spirit with God, etc, etc.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-58869391802125518012008-09-11T03:25:00.000-05:002008-09-11T03:25:00.000-05:00Joelsie...I have loved reading the bible through "...Joelsie...<BR/>I have loved reading the bible through "grace eyes"...its amazing how things have different meanings now...much like that James text...i mean, everything in Gods word has grace running through it, so it HAS to be encouragement, NOT a striving to "get" to a place that we are already "seated in"...Thing is, DO WE BELIEVE IT! Its easy to do 10 things to get us there (although we never do), its harder to believe/trust/have faith we are there...<BR/>LaterCraig Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467337337776805827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-69248310073081133852008-09-10T01:43:00.000-05:002008-09-10T01:43:00.000-05:00Joel--I wonder if the James passage you quoted at ...Joel--I wonder if the James passage you quoted at the end is maybe trying to point us to the reality of our life in Christ, instead of commanding us to do something. <BR/><BR/>Now I read those verses, and others like them, as encouragement to live according to what's already true. Before, I would read them as rules to follow so I could make something happen...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-22466670949935677172008-09-09T20:42:00.000-05:002008-09-09T20:42:00.000-05:00Joel,Beautiful follow-up to yesterday's. Amen...kn...Joel,<BR/>Beautiful follow-up to yesterday's. Amen...knowing to whom we belong to, knowing we are loved by our Papa, enables us to pick ourselves back up when we fall into angst or fear during our struggles. It is His love that enables us to know an underlying peace, hope and receive his unlimited grace.<BR/><BR/>Blessings my friend,<BR/>~Amy :)<BR/>http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29606082.post-41633975923046777662008-09-09T18:06:00.000-05:002008-09-09T18:06:00.000-05:00I promise I did not read your post before I wrote....I promise I did not read your post before I wrote. This is some funky stuff, like we're channeling God, or something...;)Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376340819465748862noreply@blogger.com