Along time ago I heard a story and it really helped me! I hope I can remember it all!!
There were three women waiting for Jesus to pass through their town, they all stood together, the excitement of the crowds was intense. After what felt like an age, Jesus appeared.
He walked up to the first woman and held her hands and looked into her eyes and spoke gently to her and spent a good ten minutes in conversation. When he walked up to the second woman he smiled and touched her shoulder and then moved straight to the third women, he just smiled at her and walked on by.
The people who were with Jesus were puzzled and asked him " What was all that about? why did you treat each woman so differently? Jesus replied " The first woman had only just started her journey with me, she was new to faith and needed my time and reassurance, the second one had been a follower for a while and only needed a touch to assure her that I was still part of her life. The third woman had been with me a long time her faith was rooted in the fact that I loved her and always will she didn't need to feel my presence.
I wonder, can you place your self in one of those ladies shoes? It challenged me, is my faith so rooted in my faith in God that I rely solely on Him and not my feelings?
Hebrews ch 11 v 1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
V6 Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
God is so happy when we cling to Him in faith.
My challenge to myself and to you if you choose to accept it is,
Seek God not an experience or a feeling he may or may not give you.
Trust in the fact you are loved by Him wether you feel it or not!
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