To serve (Part III)
- 19
- May
- 2016
How can I give life, if I am “dead”?
How could I be dead?
You are only aware of the Word of God but there is nothing new in your life. You read the Bible, coming quickly to a “conclusion” of what it means, but in your day to day you don’t compare what you read with your life. You increase your knowledge but you hinder your relationship with God.
You act with an emotional faith, thinking you are doing the right thing. You talk about what you read but have difficulties in solving your problems, which you consider “normal”. You have knowledge of the Word of God only to fulfill your religious duties, but do not apply it in your own life.
Your aim is usually to help others or to work on your realization, but you do not invest on your inner being, because you think you are a “good person” who is always attentive to all who is around you, and that’s enough to be “good with God”.
The fact is that you do not live in a renewal of life. Your experiences are only with the power of God, for example the deliverance of an addiction, the cure of a disease, the family member that converts, etc., but there is nothing that is connected to your own relationship with God. There is nothing that involves your being.
Reading the Bible no longer brings you satisfaction, praying does not give you the answers, you no longer have pleasure in seeking God, and your praise does not express a sincere love for God. But you still use supposedly convincing words such as: “The Bible brings me satisfaction”; “God is blessing”; “I am seeking God;” I am in the fight “, etc.
When we hear that person praise God, we realize what kind of relationship they have with God. Their words do not express the truth from within, but only that they know how to praise.
Truly, that person has no idea what he or she is doing. And do you know why?
To be continued next week…
Anita Isioma Chukwuma
31st May 2016 at 17:01
Many thanks to you Mrs Viviane, relating what i read to my daily activity that i figured i don’t practice/meditate often but hence i know i will put each word in practice.
Brinda
31st May 2016 at 10:33
Very true Mrs Viviane, the word of God is our spiritual food and drink, if we are not feeding ourselves with it and still doing the work of God. It will be anyhow, cause we will be passing just empty words to people and no spirit. when each day we are renewing ourselves thats when we are awaken, alive and in spirit.
Emily
30th May 2016 at 17:41
very true thank you Mrs VIviane for the revelation. we should relate what we read in the bible with our lives and assess our relationship with God. we should serve ourselves first then we serve others.
Lungile
29th May 2016 at 22:31
Lungile Sibeko
Thank you Mrs Vivian for the message, I learned that I need to apply the word of God in my life,to have a relationship with God, and invest my inner being, not only help others thing that I am good person.
Maria
29th May 2016 at 16:19
Most of the servants we are more aware of other people’s mistakes and think to know better whereas our business should be pleasing God with our lives and then we will be able to help others because if the communion we have with God
Sheila Mo
28th May 2016 at 23:39
I see mistakes that I do in this post Mrs Viviane Freistas.I’ll meditate on what I read here.I’m looking forward to the next post.I’ll make sure that I go back and re-read his one before I see the next one.