THE WORD of GOD is your anchor.
We all encounter periods in our lives where challenges and difficulties seem to accumulate.
When this happens, this tends to have its effect on our emotions and our mood, which in turn
can lead to a change in our perception of the DIVINE and of life in general.
The way we feel tends to work as a lens through which we see things.
This kind of hardship and these feelings of helplessness and of being discouraged, can
make it seem like the DIVINE WORLD does not have your best interest at heart (or worse,
like they are out to get you). If this is the case, then the lens through which you are looking,
is obscured.
GOD’s WORD on the other hand tells us what is true.
Matthew 7; 7-11
7) Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8) For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
9) Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
10) Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11) If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more
shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
GOD, Our Father, takes care of us like a good father takes care of his children.
GOD loves us in an unconditional manner, that is so completely all-encompassing and so
overpowering that it could never be put into words, nor would we ever be able to fully
understand its magnitude in this lifetime.
This also means that everything that the DIVINE WORLD allows to occur in our life, was
considered from this same perspective of love.
GOD works in mysterious ways. Oftentimes we can’t see or understand why something is
happening and why this could be a good thing for us.
It doesn’t matter if you can see or understand why something is good for you/working
out for you:
-GOD is Omnipotent, if something occurs in your life, the DIVINE WORLD has permitted it to happen.
-GOD loves HIS CREATION; seen from a higher perspective, everything that happens in
your life holds something positive in it for you. The DIVINE WORLD will never allow
something into your life to only bring you pain and sorrow. The (potential) benefit that we can
take away from the situation will ALWAYS be bigger than the hardship we have to endure.
(Because GOD is GOOD.) When we encounter challenges or difficulties, this is part of our
formation process, which in the long run is always in our best interest.
When our negative emotions color our perspectives, we can’t see clearly. In times like these,
we need to rely on our KNOWING.
THE WORD OF THE DIVINE:
Our KNOWING should be based in GOD’s WORD.
Hebrews 11:1-3
1) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2) For by it the elders obtained a good report.
3) Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that
things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
The basis of our KNOWING/FAITH should be rooted in GOD’s WORD (in part supported by
lessons we took from our own personal experiences).
THE WORD of GOD can be found (o.a.) in the Holy Books. In the Bible for example, it is
written in many instances that GOD provides for us, takes care of us and never leaves our
side. If we see anything different in any given situation, we know that the way we are seeing
things, is faulty.
GOD does not have an opposite, there is nothing that exists outside of HIM. This means that
everything that happens, in one way or another, has to reside under HIS good nature. This is
true for you personally as well as for the collective.
GOD’s WORD always comes true (HE is Omnipotent after all). HIS WORD is your anchor.
When we are going through tough times, it’s hard to see in the moment that things will get
more pleasant again and that whatever we are going through still is good in one way or
another. That’s when we need GOD’s WORD, as a foothold that refers us towards
something we can’t see just yet.
GOD created by use of the WORD. This means that GOD’s WORD precedes everything we
can see in the material world. Therefor it’s impossible that anything would ever occur that
goes against GOD’s WORD. HIS WORD should be the foundation of our faith.
AMEN.
KIM
21/7/2024