“… the LORD shall guide thee
continually …”
— Isaiah 58:11
King James Version of the Bible
from GOD THINGS
An Act of Faith … p. 16
Knowing God is an act of faith. It is not given to us to see or to touch God, but we know from the spoken words of Jesus that God is within and everywhere around us. Through faith we sense God’s presence and, when we are still, He speaks to us. Though inaudible, His words become real in the deep recesses of our mind. His message is personal, meant for us alone. To heed and to act on it changes us forever.
God speaking to us is, first of all, a humbling experience, for without the gift of humility we cannot know God. In knowing Him we become grounded, secure within ourselves and able to see the goodness in others. We know as well an abiding sense of love—God’s love—and, not least, a ready willingness to forgive. Forgiveness frees us of resentment and ill feeling toward others. We are at once liberated and made whole, all the while giving thanks to God.
Already, and without consciously knowing it, we are walking in the Way of Jesus. Our steadfast faith in God sustains us and keeps us ever on His path. Knowing God’s love is a wondrously joyful and liberating experience: We become, each one of us, a better person.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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