Comments on: Why do you want to know God?

By: What’s On Your Nightstand: August 2015 | Stray Thoughts

What’s On Your Nightstand: August 2015 | Stray Thoughts — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:29:19 +0000

[…] God by J. I. Packer along with Tim Challies’ Reading Classics Together Series . Lisa and Rebekah are reading along, […]

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 21:59:38 +0000

In reply to Beverley. A beautiful testimony of relationship, Beverley! That doesn't come overnight, but is proof of your devotion to him over the long haul. And of course his devotion to you over a lifetime. Thanks for sharing this.

By: Beverley

Beverley — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:57:16 +0000

No, I am not afraid of Jesus Christ, I know he loves me just as i am no matter what i may be doing, wrong or right, he still loves me and we build on that together.

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:49:07 +0000

The more I talk with people the more I hear that their deepest desire is to know God more. quite a hunger and yearning…

By: Dolly@Soulstops

Dolly@Soulstops — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 04:08:34 +0000

Lisa,
I always appreciate your book reviews and that quote…yes, to know God in an intimate way requires knowing and experiencing Him in our hearts and sharing all of ourselves with Him as well as seeking Him …the more I know of God, the more I love Him and the more I realize how little I know because He is so big…sorry if this doesn’t make sense…I like to pray Ephes. 3:14-21 sometimes….

By: David

David — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 22:57:30 +0000

Yes, I want to feel him near me, that is the main thing. Jesus that is. From childhood I’ve though of God as the Punisher and I still have a remnant of that feeling. The Holocaust was God’s will. Jesus redeems God.

Since I’ve been working at this, I feel Jesus near me when I pray, especially at bedtime, and when I read the Bible. I’m starting to feel him near me when I am with my wife. It’s like a groove or a flow. And sometimes it’s suddenly gone.

David

By: Ceil

Ceil — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:35:34 +0000

Hi Lisa! I prefer to think of continued studying God as a constant search to know His deeper and deeper. I’d rather not see it as some kind of deficit on my part/church… I think we are all ‘ignorant’ of God in many ways, no matter how much we pray or study Him. Persistence and perseverance on our way is a good thing.

I do agree that we have to develop that so important personal relationship, or all the reading in the world will just be fruitless. Studying in groups is so effective too. We can learn a lot from each other!
Blessings,
Ceil

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:17:09 +0000

This is my first time reading through Knowing God and I’m loving it! I also loved that sentence…seek the Savior’s company. Reminds me of Acts 4:13–>Now as they (the religious scribes and leaders) observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.

That’s what I want…for others to know that I have been with Jesus. Not just once or twice but that I’ve been with Him just that morning seeking His wisdom and insight, and that I’ve been with Him that afternoon seeking His love and patience and that I’ve been with Him that evening seeking His grace and mercy. Sitting at His feet and seeking His company. But far too often my to-do list overwhelms my mind and I forgo sitting for striving. It’s a constant battle.

By: Jerralea

Jerralea — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:12:11 +0000

“Seek the Savior’s company.” THAT’S how I want to know God more. Of course, I want to be a student of His word but the main thing is building relationship, not being a fact-collector.

This is the second time this week I’ve seen this book mentioned … maybe it’s a sign! 🙂

By: Andrew Budek-Schmeisser

Andrew Budek-Schmeisser — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:41:21 +0000

This question gives me the mental image of the amoeba staring back up the microscope into the eye of the scientist.

If you want to know God, go find a frightened and hurt stray dog, and bring him home. Lavish love and care, and hold him until the tremors stop. Make your heart and your home a place of safety.

The you’ll know God, because He wants our love, which really costs us so little, in the most desperate way possible.

It’s something He’s dying to have…and it’s exactly what He did.