Are you abiding in Him?

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in Me." John 15:4

Have you seen your Father's face lately?

Do you savor God's Word?

Do you apply what you have read to your daily circumstances?

How close are you with God?

Do you want more of God or more with God?

Is there a difference?

Yes.

God wants us to chose to be more with Him, than to do for Him!

Abiding is not about doing more.

It isn't?

Abiding is to remain or to stay closely connected.

Abiding is a vital connection with Him.

Abide is a command that we were given.

It is not a suggestion.

When we abide we are enjoying, and experiencing His friendship and His glory.

To abide we must act.

I thought you said that it wasn't doing more?

It's not about doing more, it's about having that experience with Him.

Abiding is an act of faith.

Abiding is about having a relationship with God, not a sensation.

Abiding is something that does not come naturally.

When we abide we are the ones who are doing the moving.

It takes effort to abide in Him.

Abiding comes with a price.

Look at all the joy and fulfillment, and fruit that will come out of it

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5

A limb on the ground cannot produce new leaves, can it?

When we do not abide in Him, we become stale and stagnant, we will wither and die and will become of no spiritual use.

It is when we stay connected we draw that much needed nourishment.

When we stay connected to Him, we learn to recognize God's voice.

It is when we stay connected to Him, nothing will hold you back from reaching that most inner place in Him.

When we don't keep Abiding in Him our true destiny will diminish.

We must make God our first priority!

When God becomes our first priority, we will be more concerned with what He thinks.

We will want to please God.

No matter what anyone may think about us.

Do you have intimacy with God?

Is it your first priority each day?

Do you leave God on your bedside table or in your study and go on with life as normal?

Just reading and praying are not enough.

It is not just about reading about the person who wrote the book, but more about knowing the person who wrote the book.

When we read God's Word it is a love letter from Him to you, it is a treasure.

"Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." Colossians 3:16

We are to enjoy Him!

It is not just a have to thing that we do, it will become a want to, as our focus has changed.

Do you have that one on one time with Him?

When we spend time with Him it is a great honor.

It becomes something that we get to do.

We are to have that abiding fellowship with Him!

There is a freedom in God.

"Stand fast therefore in thr liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1

When we are with Him, we are to be ourself, relax and talk to Him.

In any good relationship this should be true.

God loves you!

It is that deep love that keeps drawing you back.

It is His love, and all that He is and all that He has proven to be that keeps us coming back to Him.

It is a deepening relationship of who our Lord and Savior is.

Abiding in Him should never be a duty.

Abiding is a breakthrough to having that quality time with God.

A quiet place where you can read, take notes, listen to what He has to say, talk out loud if you like, and cry if need be.

A place of cleansing, a place of treasure.

"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us, God is love; and He that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in Him." I John 4:16

Abiding is above all the most important friendship that you will ever have in this life.

Abiding is not about how much faith you have.

Abiding does not have any measure of how much you know.

Abiding is being thirsty for more of God.

More of God in your life.

More of God in your thoughts.

More of God in your activities.

More to see God.

More to love Him.

More to hear and respond to Him.

More of Him as a person.

It is simply enjoying His company!

God created us to be incomplete.

He created us with less so the He could give us more.

Abiding more, will mean doing less, as God will reward you supernaturally by mulitplying your efforts.

What do you appreciate about your best friend?

Could it be that they don't care or that they can look past your faults and still make you feel good.

God does that and more.

He looks past your sins.

He sees only a beloved child, a worthy heir.

He is patient with you.

In His love we are nourished, so cherished.

He loves You and wants to share His life with you.

"As the deer panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?" Psalm 42:1-2