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: : : SEEKING AFTER GOD : : : By Charles Stanley : : Also available as a podcast at: : : http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/09/23/seeking-after-god-4/ : : ** Praying is a way to seek after God more closely. If you'd like us to help you pray, please contact us with your prayer requests here: http://mentodayonline.com/chat/share.html : : Please open your Bible and read Luke 12:29-34. : : The pursuit of God through His Son Jesus is to be our highest aim. It requires an attitude of wholeheartedness, diligence, persistence, confidence, and humility. To seek Him, what actions can we take? : : First, we need to study the Scriptures. A structured, ongoing examination of them will cause our faith to grow and provide what we need to for life and godliness. (2 Peter 1:3) Next, we must maintain an active prayer life. Prayer is conversation with God - it includes both speaking and listening. Third, we are to meditate, which involves prayerful consideration of what we read in the Word. This means digesting a passage of Scripture verse by verse and asking the Lord questions about what it means. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will gain understanding of its application to life. This process helps us absorb His truths so we can live by them. : : As we assimilate scriptural principles, we gain wisdom. It becomes easier to identify where the Lord is at work and to evaluate our circumstances in light of His character and plan. We will also recognize when we are to act. As we listen to messages based on God's Word, we will grow in the Lord. Listening includes a desire to hear, a willingness to act, and a determination not to be distracted. Lastly, we should observe how God is working in others' lives, which will benefit us as well. : : God promises to reward our seeking. Sometimes we will be blessed with greater understanding, at other times with inexplicable joy. Best of all, seeking always leads to finding Him. (Jeremiah 29:13) : : Question: Often when we read large sections of the Bible at a time we may miss some important points. Do you "digest scripture verse by verse" as the devotional author suggests? : : About this Author: http://thelife.com/experience/devotionalformen/authors/charles-stanley/ : : : Comment on the devotional blog. Interact with others who are reading today's devotional. Visit http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/devotionalformen/2008/09/23/seeking-after-god-3/#comments : : Copyright : This devotional is protected by copyright laws and may not be reprinted or posted to a site without permission from TruthMedia Internet Group. All readers are welcome to forward the devotional to a friend or link to it. If you would like to seek permission to reprint the devotional in full, please see our guidelines: http://tmdevotionals.com/men/reprint-permission/ : : : : ----------End of Newsletter Text---------- : You are currently subscribed to the TruthMedia Daily Men's Devotional as [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://www.tmdevotionals.com/unsubscribe and fill in the required information. : : Feel free to forward this devotional to a friend. If you received it from a friend and would like to subscribe, visit http://www.tmdevotionals.com/subscribe and fill in the required information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1674 - Release Date: 9/16/2008 8:15 AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
