Comments on: The Promise of Obedience http://www.visionwriters.com/blogs/jaques-blog/the-promise-of-obedience Communication with God Through Journalizing Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jaque http://www.visionwriters.com/blogs/jaques-blog/the-promise-of-obedience/comment-page-1#comment-186 Jaque Thu, 20 May 2010 17:14:45 +0000 http://www.visionwriters.com/?p=1533#comment-186 Thanks for offering your thoughts Susan. I'm so glad the word "obedience" is no longer a st%r@u*gg!le because of a misunderstanding about what I'm supposed to earn with strained effort. Recognizing Christ--the One who keeps us--is the greatest revelation of all. What a reward! Christ IN us, the hope of (realizing the) glory! I love you back dear friend, Jaque Thanks for offering your thoughts Susan. I’m so glad the word “obedience” is no longer a st%r@u*gg!le because of a misunderstanding about what I’m supposed to earn with strained effort. Recognizing Christ–the One who keeps us–is the greatest revelation of all. What a reward! Christ IN us, the hope of (realizing the) glory!

I love you back dear friend,
Jaque

]]> By: Susan http://www.visionwriters.com/blogs/jaques-blog/the-promise-of-obedience/comment-page-1#comment-183 Susan Wed, 19 May 2010 16:22:43 +0000 http://www.visionwriters.com/?p=1533#comment-183 Excellent, Jaque! Your heart evidences the natural outpouring of grace, love, peace, and the spontaneous action that occurs when the awareness of our union with Christ becomes the tangible substance of our being! I especially love this part: "Abandoning our attention to Him, the value and amount of concern given to others comes easily. Then any person may state his or her request or opinion and we habitually ask, “Lord, what do you think?” We desire nothing less than God’s opinion in every matter because we love Him, and of course we know that He is not separate from us." And then this part: "Do I understand that in being made one with Him I am His love in action?" I love taking these truths and reversing them to show truth from the other direction. Truth is truth from all directions! So, I am His love in action...and He is my love in action. The love that I feel and the compassion I extend, the acts of kindness and service that I cannot avoid...this is Him, living as me. It is so natural! You also said: "Never again do we struggle with the word obedience, for it is His promise effortlessly enjoyed by His keeping ‘through us’ the very first command." Life is becoming such a joy! Truly His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Love you, my friend, Susan Excellent, Jaque! Your heart evidences the natural outpouring of grace, love, peace, and the spontaneous action that occurs when the awareness of our union with Christ becomes the tangible substance of our being! I especially love this part:

“Abandoning our attention to Him, the value and amount of concern given to others comes easily. Then any person may state his or her request or opinion and we habitually ask, “Lord, what do you think?” We desire nothing less than God’s opinion in every matter because we love Him, and of course we know that He is not separate from us.”

And then this part:
“Do I understand that in being made one with Him I am His love in action?”

I love taking these truths and reversing them to show truth from the other direction. Truth is truth from all directions! So, I am His love in action…and He is my love in action. The love that I feel and the compassion I extend, the acts of kindness and service that I cannot avoid…this is Him, living as me. It is so natural!

You also said:
“Never again do we struggle with the word obedience, for it is His promise effortlessly enjoyed by His keeping ‘through us’ the very first command.”

Life is becoming such a joy! Truly His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Love you, my friend,
Susan

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