Comments on: Bottom Line Questions http://drjeffadams.com/2008/06/04/bottom-line-questions/ Hi! This is my chance to chat with you about anything that pops into my mind. That means it is usually unedited and unpolished, just like conversations with friends ought to be. So, grab a cup of coffee or tea and let's talk! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kirk http://drjeffadams.com/2008/06/04/bottom-line-questions/#comment-1165 Kirk Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:31:38 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=784#comment-1165 Is there any THING in this life that we can hold as promised or guaranteed? I think we trust God for things, for the circumstances, instead we should be trusting Him and giving him the things and the circumstances. It does not matter what happens, how bad or good it is, or it seems. Getting through doesn't matter, how it comes together doesn't matter, when it's all said and done doesn't matter, what matters is; Jesus Christ my Lord, my Savior and my friend is here going through life with me - No Matter what, wherever here is. Psalm 139, Psalm 56:8 Is there any THING in this life that we can hold as promised or guaranteed?
I think we trust God for things, for the circumstances, instead we should be trusting Him and giving him the things and the circumstances.
It does not matter what happens, how bad or good it is, or it seems. Getting through doesn’t matter, how it comes together doesn’t matter, when it’s all said and done doesn’t matter, what matters is; Jesus Christ my Lord, my Savior and my friend is here going through life with me – No Matter what, wherever here is. Psalm 139, Psalm 56:8

]]> By: Ana Gabriela http://drjeffadams.com/2008/06/04/bottom-line-questions/#comment-1164 Ana Gabriela Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:18:11 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=784#comment-1164 Hola, estuve escuchando esta mañana en la radio una prédica acerca de las visiones que tuvo en Panamá. Realmente es una bendición. Que Dios le siga bendiciendo. Ana Gabriela Hola, estuve escuchando esta mañana en la radio una prédica acerca de las visiones que tuvo en Panamá. Realmente es una bendición. Que Dios le siga bendiciendo.
Ana Gabriela

]]> By: Aaron Duckworth http://drjeffadams.com/2008/06/04/bottom-line-questions/#comment-1163 Aaron Duckworth Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:32:27 +0000 http://drjeffadams.com/?p=784#comment-1163 Sam Shockley filled in for Jeff Cox's Crossover class this past Sunday. He did a great job. I had never heard him speak and I was glad to get the opportunity to do so. One thing that he said really stuck with me and I have been chewing on it for the last few days and it ties in with some of your questions, Jeff. Sam said "The true test of your relationship with God is what it takes to stop you or slow you down". He was talking about presenting yourself as a living sacrifice and I find similarities in the passage you quoted as far as examples of some of the things one might face if they submit themselves for service. Verse 2 explains why God did what he did: to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. The other verses in this passage reveal what was done. I read this passage not too long ago and remember chewing on it then as well. God wants to know what we're really made of, especially when he, in his infinite wisdom, puts the squeeze on. The part that always gets me is the "whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no." Following God is not a game to him. I have been learning this more and more since this past January when God blessed me by taking my executive level job from me and making me a stay at home Dad. As my wife and I stood back after the dust had settled and we took stock of how things had gone, we realized that God had provided for every one of our needs, but it looked nothing like what we thought it should have. We had never had to lean on God like we did then and I think that suits him just fine. Nowhere in this passage is there even a hint that God was not in control or that he wasn't right there walking with the Israelites. They were walking in blessings and having their needs met, but couldn't see it. I have additional blessings now that I never dreamed of and have since realized ones that I already had and am so thankful for. I had never really aligned my priorities correctly (read: kept his commandments), but when I did, it didn't seem like it right at the time, but the blessings rained down like manna. What I initially saw as something slowing me down, I came to realize later was really just stirring me up. How sad that our natural tendency as fleshly humans is to walk closer to God in times of trial rather than blessing. If we could maintain the same intensity all the time, our lives would be indelibly marked forever. It's what God asks of us. All that we have came from him, so why is it so hard to return the favor by returning the gift to the Giver? To God be the glory. Sam Shockley filled in for Jeff Cox’s Crossover class this past Sunday. He did a great job. I had never heard him speak and I was glad to get the opportunity to do so. One thing that he said really stuck with me and I have been chewing on it for the last few days and it ties in with some of your questions, Jeff. Sam said “The true test of your relationship with God is what it takes to stop you or slow you down”. He was talking about presenting yourself as a living sacrifice and I find similarities in the passage you quoted as far as examples of some of the things one might face if they submit themselves for service.

Verse 2 explains why God did what he did: to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. The other verses in this passage reveal what was done. I read this passage not too long ago and remember chewing on it then as well. God wants to know what we’re really made of, especially when he, in his infinite wisdom, puts the squeeze on. The part that always gets me is the “whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.” Following God is not a game to him. I have been learning this more and more since this past January when God blessed me by taking my executive level job from me and making me a stay at home Dad. As my wife and I stood back after the dust had settled and we took stock of how things had gone, we realized that God had provided for every one of our needs, but it looked nothing like what we thought it should have. We had never had to lean on God like we did then and I think that suits him just fine. Nowhere in this passage is there even a hint that God was not in control or that he wasn’t right there walking with the Israelites. They were walking in blessings and having their needs met, but couldn’t see it. I have additional blessings now that I never dreamed of and have since realized ones that I already had and am so thankful for. I had never really aligned my priorities correctly (read: kept his commandments), but when I did, it didn’t seem like it right at the time, but the blessings rained down like manna. What I initially saw as something slowing me down, I came to realize later was really just stirring me up.

How sad that our natural tendency as fleshly humans is to walk closer to God in times of trial rather than blessing. If we could maintain the same intensity all the time, our lives would be indelibly marked forever. It’s what God asks of us. All that we have came from him, so why is it so hard to return the favor by returning the gift to the Giver?

To God be the glory.

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