Our Perception of God

Our Perception of God

       

Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

Psalms 139:7-8

 

Everybody has a perception of God

Some perceive He only exist in the minds of others

Some perceive God is the creation of all things

Some perceive God to be the creator of all things

We all have perceptions of life and perceptions of God

Remember our perceptions of God are like our perceptions of a tree

The roots, you cannot see,

 Look nothing like the tree, you can see, but both shape the tree

When your reality of life or God is challenged, remember Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Always believe God exist because if you seek Him you will find Him Deuteronomy 4:29

Always believe God is just and rewards Galatians 6:9; John 10:10

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.

For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Our Perception of God

Everybody has a perception of God.

Some perceive He only

exist in the minds of others.

Some perceive God is

the creation of all things.

Some perceive God to

be the creator of all things.

We all have perceptions of

life and perceptions of God.

I have found my perceptions challenged.

What I thought life should be

and what God should be

did not line up with my reality.

Those times have always

caused me to search deeper.

Our perception is like looking at a tree.

We can describe the trunk and

its bark, its limbs and the leaves.

We even know the timing of change

as it goes through the seasons.

But when you search below the surface

the unseen parts of a tree look nothing

like the tree above the surface.

What is below the surface is so vital

to what we see above the surface.

This is our perception of life and of

God, we see what is on the surface

and think we understand it all.

We think the only picture is what the

eye has seen until certain events take

place in our lives that take us deeper.

Going deeper is always harder

because those things are not clear and they

are hidden in the darkness of our mind.

Not that the things hidden or

in darkness are evil or bad, they

just take more effort to get to.

I am so glad for the times in my life that

my perceptions have been challenged even

though they have been very uncomfortable.

Believing in God from the time I

was able to believe in anything.

Believing I knew the mysteries of God,

that my studies and experiences

made me a professional.

I could predict what God would do and not do.

In those times when God did not

meet my expectations, I was in chaos.

When I saw the roots it looked nothing

like the tree I had viewed all my life.

But the roots are the tree and when my

chaos turned into understanding the

bigger picture, I found a greater glory.

Sadly, many fall into depression when

their perception is challenged.

The confusion of seeing something

that does not look like what they

have seen turns into unbelief.

When God has taken me to the very basics

of faith “Believing He exist”…

 I never let go of the reality of God,

 even thought I could not see it.

When God had taken me into a deeper search…

I could see the roots with a totally different look

from the tree I had always envisioned in my mind.

It was from that place I could see

God like never before…

Like seeing a tree in the night

verses in the sunlight.

God wants to reveal Himself to us…

All of us have perceptions

of God that are unreal.

So welcome God’s challenge to search deeper

so you can live in a greater reality of life and God.

When your reality of life or God is

challenged, remember Hebrews 11:6…

And without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must

believe that he exists and that he rewards

those who earnestly seek him.

Always believe God exist

 because if you seek Him

you will find Him.

Deuteronomy 4:29

Always believe God is just and rewards.

Galatians 6:9; John 10:10

2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV…

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,

but on what is unseen.

For what is seen is temporary,

but what is unseen is eternal.

Scripture Reading

Hebrews 11:6 NIV

6 And without faith it is impossible to please God,

because anyone who comes to him must believe

that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Deuteronomy 4:29 NIV

29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God,

you will find him if you look for him

with all your heart and with all your soul.

Proverbs 8:17 NIV

17 I love those who love me,

and those who seek me find me.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV

 13 You will seek me and find me

when you seek me with all your heart.

Galatians 6:9 NIV

9 Let us not become weary in doing good,

for at the proper time we will reap

a harvest if we do not give up.

Romans 2:6 NIV

6 God "will give to each person according to what he has done."  

John 10:10 NIV

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;

I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.