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I am back with the next edition of our series: By God & For God! I hope you liked the first one! As you may know, in this series, I am talking to you about love languages. If you’re joining us this week for the first time, have you heard of them before? If not, here’s a short explanation. American pastor, Gary Chapman, wrote about this subject and explains that there are 5 love languages. And, this is what I want us all to discover during this summer. I start every article with a quick debrief of what it is (really, it’s not going to be long), and then, I talk to you about how we can use said love language in our relationship with God. I believe that He allowed us to have these languages for a reason, and I believe that this is is to live them all with the Father. All of this is to make Him happy! In that same way, it shows us His love for us through these languages. Today, let’s talk about quality time. What is it? Some people feel loved when people spend time with them, doing things that are dear to their heart. It’s not that they lack love in their home, only that they love to spend time with the people they love, who allow them to express their love. How to live that with God? I believe that that is a good question. But it isn’t complicated. Quality time is built upon conversations, activities together, laughs or simple, quiet moments. The most obvious way to spend time with the Father is to talk to Him! Prayer is the most effective way to do it. In this way, you can help grow your relationship by talking. Talk about anything that may come to mind: your worries, what preoccupies your mind, your successes and your failures. I am clearly saying “your” because you can talk to God, but He desires to to talk to you The most obvious way to spend time with God is to talk to Him! Prayer is an effective way to do this. In this way, you can make your relationship grow by talking, by telling yourself what is on your mind: your worries, your concerns, your joys and your sorrows. I say "your" because you can talk to God, but He also wants to talk to you. He wants to tell you what is on His mind as well. In the Old Testament, we see Him speaking with Moses, Samuel, an insane amount of prophets (Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Agée, Zacharie, Malachi and so many others!). And if you read carefully, you will see that God also listens to those who speak to Him. Are you not a prophet? No problem, the Bible is full of people with whom God speaks. David had prophetic tendencies, but he was above all a king, and God spoke to him! As Eli mentioned two articles ago, God spoke with Solomon as well. In the New Testament you have an insane amount of people speaking to God through Prayer. They are all learning a lot about this as well, because they asked Jesus how to pray. But above all, a lot of people came to Jesus to tell Him about what was happening to them. You can do the same. Likewise, you can spend quality time with God by listening to Him, writing things that come to your heart while thinking of Him, spending time with people who encourage you in your spiritual life, Praising Him and worshiping Him, living in a way that makes Him a priority, thinking of Him, and so many others. I'll let you share in the comments if you have an idea. How does God show it to me? And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:11) Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) I hope that this has shown you a new perspective on how to show your love to God and how to see God’s love for you. Be blessed abundantly, Do
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I am back with a brand new series! I think that you will like it. However, it will probably not be the way that you’d want it. I know, there are certain subjects that I haven’t talked about a lot since the beginning of the blog, and, I am not under the impression that that is a good thing to do. Oh well, not yet... We’ll see when we get there. Yet, I am not here today to talk to you about what I won’t do. I hope I didn’t hurt you. Today, and for the next few weeks I want to talk to you about love languages. Has anyone else heard about those? A pastor in the United States, Gary Chapman, wrote about this subject and explains that there are five love languages. And this is what I’m offering to you to discover today and for the rest of the summer. I’ll start with this article with a quick explanation as to what it is (trust me, it isn’t long). And then, I will talk to you about how we can use said language for a reason; I believe that that reason is for that ever-important relationship with God.. These languages deserve to be lived. All of this makes Him happy! In the same way that He shows us His love for us through those very same languages. Therefore, let us begin with a very simple and common action: offering gifts. What is it? Some people feel loved when they receive gifts. Generally, these people will show that they love you as well by giving you gifts. It doesn’t mean that they are materialistic, just that they manage to present their love in this manner. How to live that with God? I will concede in saying that it is a little complex. I want to say that, while God IS, He has no physical form (John 4:24). Therefore, it’s complicated to offer Him a gift. However, in my perception, He still likes it, up to a point. In the Bible, you can see that men, to be reconciled with Him, made sacrifices (you can read the book of Leviticus to see a description). The Bible tells us, in fact, that "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22). They could also make offerings (eg Genesis 4: 3-4). But, once Jesus sacrificed Himself, that didn't stop the first congregation from continuing to give gifts to God. In fact, the Bible tells us that the apostles and those that were congregating with them, as well as the churches, offered their thanks to God, since Paul encourages perseverance (Colossians 4:2). I believe that it is a good start. But more than that, the Bible shows us that the apostles brought their belongings together, so that no one was ever in a state of need (Acts 2:44 - 45). Therefore, am I telling you to sell your house, your car and your clothes? No. Except if God is calling you to, then go ahead! However, I will ask you to consider giving a part of your revenue to works that glorify God in your entourage. This may be a church through your offering, an association that speaks of the gospel or that helps those in need. You can also choose to start fasting every so often, to offer your time to God. Fasting is a sacrifice in our day and age, in favor of God. Social media, video games, television, food, time with your friends and hobbies are things that we can sacrifice in our fast for God. How does God show it to me? But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8) I hope that that gave you a new perspective on loving God and seeing love of God in your life. Be abundantly blessed, Do |
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