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Friday, June 02, 2006 Go Oswald: Are you obsessed by something? You will probably say, "No, by nothing," but all of us are obsessed by something? usually by ourselves, or, if we are Christians, by our own experience of the Christian life. But the psalmist says that we are to be obsessed by God. The abiding awareness of the Christian life is to be God Himself, not just thoughts about Him. The total being of our life inside and out is to be absolutely obsessed by the presence of God. A child?s awareness is so absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking of her, when a problem arises, the abiding relationship is that with the mother. In that same way, we are to "live and move and have our being" in God ( Acts 17:28 ), looking at everything in relation to Him, because our abiding awareness of Him continually pushes itself to the forefront of our lives. If we are obsessed by God, nothing else can get into our lives? not concerns, nor tribulation, nor worries. And now we understand why our Lord so emphasized the sin of worrying. How can we dare to be so absolutely unbelieving when God totally surrounds us? To be obsessed by God is to have an effective barricade against all the assaults of the enemy. "He himself shall dwell in prosperity . . ." ( Psalm 25:13 ). God will cause us to "dwell in prosperity," keeping us at ease, even in the midst of tribulation, misunderstanding, and slander, if our "life is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3). We rob ourselves of the miraculous, revealed truth of this abiding companionship with God. "God is our refuge . . ." ( Psalm 46:1 ). Nothing can break through His shelter of protection. - posted by -g @ 5:54 AM \| \| 5 rocks in pond 5 Comments: I agree, to an extent. But I think there's a fine line between loving God and worshipping him/her. By John Pritzlaff, at 10:19 PM Please expound. To worship God you must necessarily love God. To say that you love God and yet not worship Him would show that your love in incomplete. By Anonymous, at 12:22 PM what g, is your understanding of the relationship between love of God and fear of God? By emily oi!, at 8:07 PM There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. I John 4:18 :) By Anonymous, at 11:43 AM :( By Anonymous, at 1:23 PM Post a Comment	Links: critical lawnmower humble dan potting soil diarrhea of the brain bad haiku daily thegreatlockbox dirty laundry emily joy joy Subscribe to Posts [Atom]

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