Theocentric Musings

Sometimes we, with the best intentions, take the focus off of God and onto man with things we feel are most "spiritual." Man cries and sings out to God for His Presence, even though His Presence is around all man. You see, it's man's perception that is the issue.  It's not that God isn't present with man, it's that man doesn't "feel" Him.  Man cries and sings out to be closer to God, even thoug h God is in man, His Holy Spirit resides in born again man. You see it's man's perception that is the issue. It's not that God isn't close to man, it's that man doesn't "feel" Him. Man cries and sings for more of God, even though God gave His All to man. God has said we shall not want, we will never me hungry, we will never be thirsty. You see it's mans perception that is the issue. It's not that man doesn't have the Fullness of God, it's that man doesn't "feel" it. You see, it...

But in my own life it was only when I came to the end of self-effort--when I saw that I couldn't do all the things that Christians are supposed to do--that I gave up and turned to the Lord. When a man turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. When we stop trying to do it ourselves and rest in Jesus, trusting Him in us to live the Christian life, we are no longer blinded by the veil. - Juan Carlos Ortiz