A DEEP RELATIONSHIIP WITH JESUS

 "Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God" (John 11:40)

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? REALLY? I ask that question because if you do, even times are hard, you know God is in control. This takes faith! Oh! You say that you have faith, yet, when hard times come, and they will, do you venture out in faith, or rely on your common sense? Here is a problem with common sense: it contradicts your faith! You see: one stands for the natural and the other for the spiritual. There are times when your common sense will not make sense making you to not trust Jesus. You try to figure out things by your common sense and this may work in the natural but not in the spiritual. Has going to Church become routine and boring? Or, have you just accepted that you are saved and become a "mothball" Christian, in the closet relying on your belief that God will handle everything so you are not really needed in His service. Relying on service to God can and often does take the place of having a relationship with Him: "I am working for Jesus so I am worthy of His grace and love." Yes you are worthy of His grace and love yet that worthiness does not come from your service, rather from your repentance and your relationship with Jesus. A deep relationship is something different because it is a spiritual relationship solely yours, not another, yours. Faith must be tested if it is faith! Untested faith is not faith! It is an oxymoron statement to say you have faith and not allow that faith to be tested as this is not faith, it is you hiding, or relying on your common sense. "God did not really say that......?" Did He? Oh, I am not the one there are others better suited for the job. Common sense is reigning over the fact that God chooses who He desires to do whatever He wants done. Common sense will talk you out of following God's will for your life. You become so busy trying to figure out by means of common sense that which is spiritual that you do not hear the Holy Spirit. Think on this: Jesus chose young fishermen to join Him in His missionary journey. Other than Matthew, a tax collector the ones chosen did not seem to have a high education, they were common everyday fishermen. Jesus did not choose a Pharisee who was knowledgeable in the word of God. No, He chose common everyday men and you too may seem common and unworthy but God knows your heart, had given to you talent(s) and chooses you to be the means to bring the Gospel to others, to aid others, even if this means hard trials or persecution. You cannot do this unless you have a person connection with Jesus, a deep relationship with Him and this is not giving to you just because you accepted Him as Savior, no, you develop that relationship as a spouse over time grows deeper with the other spouse. Together you are a force! Building confidence comes when you overcome a trial, and you see that was due to the Holy Spirit leading you. Believe steadfastly on Jesus, stand fast in the test of your faith. Faith is an unuterable trust in God.