Psalm 42:1-2
1 As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
Tommy Nixon continued the Oceans series by showing us how our desire to simplify GOD into a one-dimensional being is often expressed in unbiblical statements such as "everything happens for a [good] reason," "GOD will never give me more than I can handle," and "GOD is testing me." While GOD is too much for us to completely understand, even a grasp of His multi-faceted nature requires a relationship with Him. And He loves us too much to settle for a transactional relationship. He wants to have a transformational relationship with us.
Tommy offered three keys to a transformational relationship as demonstrated by (probably) David in Psalms 42 and 43:
1. Talk with GOD - have an honest conversation, one that is two-way and allows for real emotions like anger and disappointment.
2. Ask for two things:
a. GOD to right wrongs, and
b. GOD to restore things to their proper place.
3. Speak words of Life, not Death (negativity, hatred)
a. command your soul, and
b. speak into the future in faith.
By Chris Cheung
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