A fear of God

[Guest kitkat]

Bob, with all due respect complacency has nothing to do with that. My "child-like" fear and respect has been replaced with a more mature love and understanding for the divine will and way of God.

My motives are in the right place with God Bob. We all stumble and make mistakes and sin now and then. Who doesn't? What is important is that we realize our error, seek God's guidance and forgiveness and try not to let it happen again.

I believe you misunderstood what I was saying. When a person is first saved, it does give you a Euphoria and it's new and it's fresh and powerful. When I was first saved Bob, I was too fearful of God and I learned that I didn't have to fear Him as much as I did when I was first saved, but I do fear Him in the right way.

In Christ

Kat

I disagree Kat - it is complacency brought on by a prideful and self righteous heart. I do not recall targeting my post towards you however....and you need not try to convince me of anything - it's between you and God. I was only speaking from personal experience...VERY personal experience. As the Psalm I posted says "Search me O God and know my heart "...God knows us better than anyone, including ourselves. We can't look to anyone else for absolution but Him. We are responsible to submit and humble ourselves before Him and admit our faults. I was guilty of it for the longest time....lived a life of lies - telling myself that all was fine.....it wasn't. God had to break me down and completely rebuild me - which He's still in the process of doing....but one thing I've found ? That "Euphoric feeling" you spoke of ? I never experienced it until I came clean with God....and I mean REALLY came clean. And I've also found that it doesn't have to be a "honeymoon" experience....it can be a part of your everyday life when you submit to the convictions of the Holy Spirit......

Just offering my perspective is all here Kat - not meant to say your heart isn't right with God....that's not my place.

God bless,

Bob

BOB, your children, at the point that they become aware of their surroundings, think of you as the wisest, strongest, most learned man they know. They have "a child-like" faith in you. They don't know the history of your life. They don't know the trials and tribulations that you went through to become the Father that you are to them.

As they grow older and you teach them, based upon your experiences, life and it's consequences, they have a much deeper respect for you, based upon their understanding of what you went through.

So it is with Christians. When an unsaved person first accepts Jesus, they have a "child-like" faith in God. You don't become a Christian with a deep understanding of God already in your mind. It has to be learned and the learning process makes one more mature.

This is what I was talking about or referring to, when I spoke of maturing. just as your children have learned more about you, Christians learn more about God as they go along, but the "Euphoria" that I was speaking of also matures.

The "Euphoria" changes. It becomes deeper and more thorough, because unlike the beginning of our acceptance of God, the feeling of euphoria changes as our understanding of God deepens.

Also the "Euphoria" that I spoke of, is the Holy Spirit and He dwells in me and I have experienced that "euphoria" (the Holy Spirit) when I pray, when I go into my prayer closet or just if I feel especially blessed by something that is said about God or by a song that I hear that blesses my heart. The Holy Spirit is ALWAYS there for us, it's just that we feel the Holy Spirit in our hearts more at some times than others.

Blessings,

Kat

[Guest shadow2b]

-The "Euphoria" changes. It becomes deeper and more thorough, because unlike the beginning of our acceptance of God, the feeling of euphoria changes as our understanding of God deepens.

-Wowwwwww--DEEEEEE---WooWWwwwwwww--wowwwwww--Thanks KIT--I been there done that--FEAR??buoy--ohhh-man----did I FEAR GOD--when we were first saved---I meen FEAR---as in BIG-Time FEAR---But like you--- as I was taught the WORD--I could SEE that FEAR is good but REVERENCE-&-FEAR hmmmmm????

-I just don't know how to express that---- I Reckon-- :x: :x: :x:

-anyhow thank you--mebby the fear turns into a Reverential-fear??

-ahhhh well- :hug: :hug: :hug: I think I are Confused

-somewhat- :t:

[Guest kitkat]

-The "Euphoria" changes. It becomes deeper and more thorough, because unlike the beginning of our acceptance of God, the feeling of euphoria changes as our understanding of God deepens.

-Wowwwwww--DEEEEEE---WooWWwwwwwww--wowwwwww--Thanks KIT--I been there done that--FEAR??buoy--ohhh-man----did I FEAR GOD--when we were first saved---I meen FEAR---as in BIG-Time FEAR---But like you--- as I was taught the WORD--I could SEE that FEAR is good but REVERENCE-&-FEAR hmmmmm????

-I just don't know how to express that---- I Reckon-- :x: :x: :x:

-anyhow thank you--mebby the fear turns into a Reverential-fear??

-ahhhh well- :hug: :hug: :hug: I think I are Confused

-somewhat- :t:

I think I may have confused everybody here. I don't think you are confused at all Shadow. Your understanding of the Lord and what it means to fear the Lord is very deep.

As our walk with the Lord grows, we come to know the Lord better, is what I was trying to say. It says in the Bible, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" and don't you and I feel like PHD's sometimes? :hug:

In Christ,

Kat

:hug:

[tsth]

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. 14 For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[ann2]

Do i fear the God? of course i do .We hear a lot of talk about the love of God , he is the same yesterday today and tomorrow.To me that says he is still the God who taught Pharoah a terrible lesson destroyed all life [except Noah and family] with water.Vengence is mine says the Lord.i will repay.He does love us but will condem us to hell if we dont love him and serve him.we all need to remember this as we go about our days.Many people think that God wont do this because he is a God of love.I just hpoe they wake up before it is too late.

[Guest shadow2b]

-As our walk with the Lord grows, we come to know the Lord better, is what I was trying to say. It says in the Bible, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" and don't you and I feel like PHD's sometimes?- :hug: 

-I still HURT from laffin--you craZzy Gal-Pal- soooo-STOP THAT!! :x:

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[Guest kitkat]

Ok, let me clarify myself here. I have a clear understanding of the Word of God and what it means to fear the Lord and as a Christian, I DO fear Him. I take every scripture from the Bible very seriously. I am God's child. I am fearfully and wonderfully made by him, like all Christians here and I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior and realize the consequences of walking in disobedience to His Word. I believe we should strive to keep child-like faith in our walk with the Lord, but there are times when we have low points, valleys that we go through that drains us of everything we have and spiritually sucks us dry. That's when we ask for help, for guidance, encouragement and support from our pastor or a brother or sister in Christ and hopefully, we will get it. That's when our child-like faith is tested. So it isn't always easy to keep that child-like faith and if anyone here has never ever had a valley or a low point that they've been through that have tested their faith, whether it's child-like or not, then you should feel especially blessed that that has not happened to you. No matter what I'm going through, I know that the Lord is an awesome God and greatly to be feared.

Blessings to all,

Kat

[Guest kitkat]

-As our walk with the Lord grows, we come to know the Lord better, is what I was trying to say. It says in the Bible, "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" and don't you and I feel like PHD's sometimes?- :hug:

[ann2]

You go girl.

[Guest shadow2b]

-.He does love us but will condem us to hell if we dont love him and serve him.we all need to remember this as we go about our days.Many people think that God wont do this because he is a God of love.I just hpoe they wake up before it is too late.

--GOD CONDEMNS NO--ONE TO HELL---People --man-woman--Condemn themselves to hell-by REFUSING to Accept JESUS AS THEIR OWN-PERSONAL--LORD & SAVIOUR---IN other words The LOVE & SACRIFICE of JESUS ON THE CROSS IS REFUSED--REJECTED--MAN IS HIS OWN JUDGE --HE CHOOSES WHERE HE WANTS TO SPEND ETERNITY OR REFUSES TO BELIEVE THERE IS AN ETERNITY-

-Professing themselves to be WISE they become fools--

-ROM.1.vss.20.Thru.23-------

-For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,

-being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and

-Godhead; so that they are without excuse:Because that, when they knew God,

-they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their

-imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be

-wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an

-image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and

-creeping things.