5 TRUTHS TO SEEING GOD EVERYWHERE (3 OF 7)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Psalm 139:7-12
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5 Truths to Seeing God Everywhere (3 of 7)
Series: In Awe of God
Scott Maze
Psalm 139:7-12
I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I'm not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God. For how you view God can either distort your life or it can define your life.
It is really important for you to define your life with an accurate view of God. Here's why. If you've attended a twelve-step program, one of the first ideas for your recovery is to ''submit to god as you understand him.'' Recently a philosophy professor and lawyer spoke of how her view of God changed because of her time in a twelve-step program. Science had convinced her that God could not exist and did not exist. Yet over time, she recognized her need of help in overcoming an eating addition. While she was attending a twelve-step program, she realized she wasn't happy. The words of the first step presented in the twelve-step program of caused her to pause: ''Submit to god as you understand him.'' If your view of God matters for you to overcome your addictions, it must be important.
So here's a spiritual vision test as I want you to see Five Truths to See God Everywhere.
1. My Sight is Handicapped
It's not always easy to see God. Our minds are hostile toward God. David recognizes this: ''And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting'' (Psalm 139:24)! Our minds are flawed. Our capacity to reason is flawed while our minds are bent away from the holiness of God. God is incomprehensible to us - there's so much about Him that we do not know and we will never know. Know this: the moment Adam and Eve sinned, they hid themselves from God. Studying God is not the same as studying science for when you studying God, He's studying you. ''For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, bu ...
Series: In Awe of God
Scott Maze
Psalm 139:7-12
I want to offer you a vision test this morning. The good news is, I'm not going to dilate your eyes. No, I want you to see clearly for this exam. This test is for your spiritual sight. I want to offer you a vision test of how you view God. For how you view God can either distort your life or it can define your life.
It is really important for you to define your life with an accurate view of God. Here's why. If you've attended a twelve-step program, one of the first ideas for your recovery is to ''submit to god as you understand him.'' Recently a philosophy professor and lawyer spoke of how her view of God changed because of her time in a twelve-step program. Science had convinced her that God could not exist and did not exist. Yet over time, she recognized her need of help in overcoming an eating addition. While she was attending a twelve-step program, she realized she wasn't happy. The words of the first step presented in the twelve-step program of caused her to pause: ''Submit to god as you understand him.'' If your view of God matters for you to overcome your addictions, it must be important.
So here's a spiritual vision test as I want you to see Five Truths to See God Everywhere.
1. My Sight is Handicapped
It's not always easy to see God. Our minds are hostile toward God. David recognizes this: ''And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting'' (Psalm 139:24)! Our minds are flawed. Our capacity to reason is flawed while our minds are bent away from the holiness of God. God is incomprehensible to us - there's so much about Him that we do not know and we will never know. Know this: the moment Adam and Eve sinned, they hid themselves from God. Studying God is not the same as studying science for when you studying God, He's studying you. ''For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, bu ...
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