Put Your Trust in God Entirely
May 15th, 2009God speaks in six great ways: in nature and creation; in the moral law; in the Scriptures; in Jesus Christ; in human conscience; and in history. All these things are, of course, forever imperishably true . And all of us know them to be true , and have known it for years; yet many of us believe no more now in the practical Voice of God than when we first heard them.
We cannot carry on a conversation with God through nature, or the moral law. We find God’s general will in the Scriptures. We find God still more directly in Jesus Christ. But human conscience is no perfect reflector of God, and history only points to His existence and His general will. We want something much more direct.
We want to know that God can and does speak directly to the human heart. The reason why some of us believe in guidance, at least in theory, is that the Old and New Testaments are full of instances of it, as specific as you please. Men said clearly that they were guided of God in this and that act and decision. You may try to psychologize all this away if you want; but I prefer to see whether this sort of thing is not now possible to those who put their trust in God entirely.
–Samuel M. Shoemaker, From the book:
The Conversion of the Church: The Genius of Fellowship
Used by Permission from Healing-Habits.com
Tuchy, I am not fond of churches of any denomination this days because they are aiming at a new Cadillac or whatever.
God and me have an amiable relationship, I don't bother Him after he told me "help thyself" so we meet to talk to each other and play chess.
We have an agreement for Him not to use His powers, but he cheats anyway, and because He is my Father...well, I can of look the other way.
God is more than my God, He is my friend, and I hope people realize it and "Put their trust in God, enterely!
Georg