Sit still, somewhere quiet. Place your hands, palm up on your knees or just hold them out away from your body with your arms open. Take in a deep breath. Let it out. Take in another. Do you feel God's Mighty Presence surrounding you?
Open your self up like that and let Him in. Let Him fill you up with His great Love. Some people feel like they aren't loved enough and they go through life feeling that way, because they haven't learned that God loves them so much and how to receive that Love fully. You just have to believe. And know that He loves you unconditionally and that His love has no end. You have to get in the habit of really trusting Him all the time through everything you do, not just when you need help.
The devil is at stake. Beware of his traps. The evil one is the barer of lies. Learn to differentiate between lies and the truth. Do not ever doubt the love God has for you. You fight back with all you've got, the temptations and traps that he sets in your way. God will protect you from him if you just trust. He will wrap you in His glorious love and Presence.
My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you’ll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
James 4:7-10 (MSG)
So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.
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