Comments on: What makes YOU differ from others? http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/01/12/what-makes-you-differ-from-others/ "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you...” Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:12:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: fred http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/01/12/what-makes-you-differ-from-others/#comment-1471 fred Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:59:34 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/01/12/what-makes-you-differ-from-others/#comment-1471 I believe worship is what separates sheep from goats. What is on our minds? I mean in the deep recesses of our mind {hearts}. What do we think about? Does our thoughts run to Christ every chance we get? When we are occupied by the affairs of the world , do we yearn for a chance to talk to our Lord, to dwell upon His truths? Or are we so preoccupied with the movie, the ball game, the cleaning of the house that our thoughts are far from Him. And when they are, do we yearn for Him and feel empty, sinful ,as if we have done the one we love a great dis-service, that we have committed adultery with our hearts , mind and body against all that truly matters? Do we feel repentance for that, knowing the grace that is given, yet sensing the failings of our hearts and feeling grief for even the momentary forsakenness of our hearts towards our God. Does our time away from God in our hearts give us a sense of lostness, of fear, so much so that we are so anxious to be back in the Word, in truth, in spirit with Him? Do we, when thinking of Him have this sense of 'all is well with my soul,' the trusting of our very being to God and the joy unspeakable that this gives us? Do we truly love Him? The answers to these may help us determine whether we take grace for granted, or if we truly love God. How deep is our love? Is He becoming more of our All in All with each day? Yes , There are differences in people and the amount of maturity in the faith. We live grace to grace, but let us not take it for granted and make sure we are growing in grace, lest we be found to not be in the faith at all. There will be many in that day saying Lord Lord, didn't I..... I believe worship is what separates sheep from goats. What is on our minds? I mean in the deep recesses of our mind {hearts}. What do we think about? Does our thoughts run to Christ every chance we get? When we are occupied by the affairs of the world , do we yearn for a chance to talk to our Lord, to dwell upon His truths? Or are we so preoccupied with the movie, the ball game, the cleaning of the house that our thoughts are far from Him. And when they are, do we yearn for Him and feel empty, sinful ,as if we have done the one we love a great dis-service, that we have committed adultery with our hearts , mind and body against all that truly matters? Do we feel repentance for that, knowing the grace that is given, yet sensing the failings of our hearts and feeling grief for even the momentary forsakenness of our hearts towards our God. Does our time away from God in our hearts give us a sense of lostness, of fear, so much so that we are so anxious to be back in the Word, in truth, in spirit with Him?

Do we, when thinking of Him have this sense of ‘all is well with my soul,’ the trusting of our very being to God and the joy unspeakable that this gives us? Do we truly love Him?

The answers to these may help us determine whether we take grace for granted, or if we truly love God. How deep is our love? Is He becoming more of our All in All with each day? Yes , There are differences in people and the amount of maturity in the faith. We live grace to grace, but let us not take it for granted and make sure we are growing in grace, lest we be found to not be in the faith at all. There will be many in that day saying Lord Lord, didn’t I…..

]]> By: Nathan White http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/01/12/what-makes-you-differ-from-others/#comment-1472 Nathan White Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:15:31 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2008/01/12/what-makes-you-differ-from-others/#comment-1472 Fred, Excellent comment. Too often we're led to believe that we are 'saved' and others are not because we are somehow better people, or we go to church, or we thank God for this or that, etc. But ultimately, alongside love (which undoubtedly concerns a love for God), we can most clearly examine our hearts and see if we are indeed 'worshiping' people. Remember, "the Father is seeking such people to worship him", in Spirit and in Truth. If we're not worshiping people, then we are most likely not of the Father. SDG Fred,

Excellent comment. Too often we’re led to believe that we are ’saved’ and others are not because we are somehow better people, or we go to church, or we thank God for this or that, etc. But ultimately, alongside love (which undoubtedly concerns a love for God), we can most clearly examine our hearts and see if we are indeed ‘worshiping’ people. Remember, “the Father is seeking such people to worship him”, in Spirit and in Truth. If we’re not worshiping people, then we are most likely not of the Father.

SDG

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