Recent content by Pisteuo

Peter walked on the water yet doubt crept in. He could of danced all the way to Jesus if he'd have just believed. But either way the savior was right there for him when Peter let the doubt overtake him. Just like Jesus is right there for you.

Agreed. He loves us. We confuse the two (need, love) all too often. It's why some marriages fail. I don't need my wife. I love and appreciate her. She is very valuable to me...

That's one way to look at it. We are also so valuable that He paid the highest ransom possible to set us free. What a Father!

I like to see these trials as opportunities to shine. Denying the urge to feel like it’s about me and instead using the situation to glorify God. I’ve certainly not perfected the method but it is becoming more natural to me now. I know these times are used for our growth and development. But no...

Oh man. I don't want to derail this thread but your first post just described the last year for me and my family. First my mother has been battling liver cancer for a few years but the last few months it's gotten much worse. She's down and there is little we can do to help. She'd rather die...

This is a beautiful prayer! While reading it I stopped and prayed "God I want to speak to you just like this" and instantly He replied "you already do". I'm not ashamed to say that I wept at His response. Just knowing He wants to hear my voice is enough to move me even now. So, thank you for...

Knowing that I cannot even love Him unless He first loved me is a telling sign that it couldn't be a performance based relationship. God saying "I know who you are and I love you" shows that He sees us not for what we've done but for who He created us to be.

I agree. We see it all the time. We have our hands raised high in the air swaying, singing "it's all about Jesus" while thinking "is he staring at me"? Or "man she's pretty", all the while proving it's nothing about Jesus. And many of these people are "lifers" at their churches. But I have to...

Rom 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. This is where I found a relationship with God. Not through fear of hell or wrath. But the fact that when I was at my worst He chose to show me His best. I believe it is the goodness of God which brings men...

Having that relationship with God means life. I went in for a treatment yesterday and was feeling particularly loved by Him. I was texting my son afterward and received this: "I can’t effectively be a son to you if I didn’t love Him. I couldn’t effectively be a husband or a dad or even a friend...

I think He loves us because through Jesus He sees us for what He created us to be. He doesn't look at us and see us for every mistake we've made but instead He sees what He's made.

We have been and would probably go again. Of course it's only an 8 hour drive for us. It is an interesting place with much to see. Also has many visitors though and it is hard to spend the time needed to see it all. We did not visit the Creation museum for lack of time. I've heard it was as good...

Love (charity) seeks not her own. If we are to be forgiven or excused from our wrong doing by God, we should forgive (excuse) others. We become hurt or offended less by this world or people in it when we remove our expectations for them. We are not here to receive anything from people but we are...

Amen again.... That relationship and closeness with Him leaves us no questions but only the Answer. I could go on for days speaking of the love and gentleness He has displayed in my life when I've felt I deserved His wrath but I am assured He wanted me to use those moments to learn to be more...

Well said Karl. I have hope going forward that I will yield to God as He urges me and not to my own will using justifications. It hurts me to know He gave me something and I buried it with such ease. But it breaks me to pieces to know that He gave it for others and they never even knew it...