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The Journey Begins – Part II (The Honeymoon and Beyond)

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I was head-over-heels in love with Jesus. Totally and completely smitten by His love for me.

I was both enamored and befuddled at the same time. Was it truly possible that the Creator of the Universe desired to speak to me so intimately, and with such care and affection? It was admittedly messing with my own paradigm about how I viewed God. He was Someone to be respected and obeyed. Someone to Whom I would constantly repent on the “off chance” I was in sin and didn’t know it. I don’t think I knew how to accept such kindness from the Father. This was the beginning of my personal revelation about my identity; how I viewed myself in relationship to my Heavenly Father, and how I viewed Him as my Heavenly Father.
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The Journey Begins – Part I

/ LisaAnne / 7 Comments

Blog 1_Journey Begins Part I

“Is it possible to hear God’s voice?”

“How do I know if it’s really God speaking?”

“Maybe hearing His voice is only for the ‘super spiritual’.”

If you’ve ever asked these types of questions or had similar thoughts, you are not alone. Whether we know it or not, each of us longs for intimacy; to be loved, accepted and known. At the deepest level of our hearts, we want to believe there is Someone out there who understands and sees us. Our faith in a God who speaks to us personally can often be pre-empted by the fear that we don’t have enough (fill-in-the-blank) to be included in this self-perceived elite category.
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