tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790882626996657428.post6188941704397787835..comments2023-07-25T07:45:30.200-07:00Comments on The Housetop Proclamations: A Holy Trembling FearBorn Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829539198253205453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790882626996657428.post-79556599503935306852009-08-05T08:34:13.830-07:002009-08-05T08:34:13.830-07:00I have been able to shift my sleep habits a little...I have been able to shift my sleep habits a little earlier and have been getting up around 6:00 AM. Each of the last few mornings I have had time reading in the Bible and enjoying it. This has not only been encouraging to me but I write it to encourage you, too.Born Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829539198253205453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790882626996657428.post-77766173823839610872009-08-04T21:21:56.613-07:002009-08-04T21:21:56.613-07:00I appreciate this post so much. Right now, Mark&#...I appreciate this post so much. Right now, Mark's out of town and Ben's asleep and I know in my heart this is one of the rare occasions I can get into the Word without a single distraction. I thought about it all day, "tonight I will really study the Word" but, I get distracted (purposely, even) by anyhting and everything...hence my being on here right now. That is the result of too long not prioritizing my relationship with Christ. I rest on the assurance and stability of my salvation, but sometimes in the wrong way. I want my love for Christ to be so intense that it results in an insatiable desire to learn of Him and spend time with Him. It feels strange to ask God to help me love Him more, but that's what I need to do. I'm with you in this struggle and will pray for you...do the same for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790882626996657428.post-47383642352551345482009-07-31T15:32:35.852-07:002009-07-31T15:32:35.852-07:00Our God is not made out of putty, such that each o...Our God is not made out of putty, such that each of us might form Him as we would prefer Him to be. Instead, He is what He is, and it is our responsibility to know Him rightly. Thankfully, He has not left the truth about Him hidden, but has revealed Himself in the Bible. So often people turn to their experiences, their personal reasonings or feelings to form their idea of God, instead of going to the Bible first. It is not that they never turn to the Bible; it is, rather, that they only turn there after they have already determined for themselves what God must be like, and then they find their version of god in the pages of the True God's book about Himself. We must go to His Word with humble hearts and minds, to receive whatever it is that is there about Him... and about us... and then allow that Word to form our view of truth. We will be successful in this only as we are helped by God's Spirit, are walking in obedience to what we learn, and work diligently to always be learning more. <br /><br />May God help each of us in this pursuit! Thank you, Dad, for this reminder.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266700752798570786noreply@blogger.com