Walk by faith - How do you know?

How do you know?

Wouldn't it be nice if life had road signs like this? A mapped plan, open door, notes, food, the basics like Leslie had for us at 3 am Thanksgiving day after a long journey north.

Well, God has been putting up major Post-it notes for me this week. It started with that thank you letter from Kim, "FAITH" was engraved on a medal with a feather (think its from an Albatross not a Phoenix...more later). Next was Curtis, a tattoo ladened biker dude from the mens group on Tuesday, he talked about his life change. Change was recent for him as well, he spoke of the before and after man he was, changes he could not explain. Curtis told us about how the Word, the Bible, how it became a daily part of his life, he said "the Bible got smaller after he accepted Jesus". WOW, I could so totally relate, I can't get enough of the Word!

Next was the early morning radio station on the alarm clock. The radio preacher began with "How do you know?", let's look in 1 John for some direction, guidance, to better understand if we have been saved. Is the Holy Spirit really inside me? I grabbed my Bible and journal, started taking notes...he start with 1 John 1 Desire, seek, read the Bible - OK that is me these days..."seek fellowship with other believers" 1 John 1:7 - check #2 lately I have been going to three different churches looking to engage in many different children development or outreach opportunities, then the mens Bible study Tuesdays, Wednesday Grace Place, FBJB, or TC3, Sunday teach 3-4Th graders (they are teaching me more) cool....check #3

"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us" 1 John 1:8, I sin and if asked God forgives, but lately I have a greater sense of my sin, something inside telling me, now more than ever, not only my sin but others around me, I feel sadden by what I see... especially the affects on the children..."we have come to know him if we obey his commands"..."if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him" 1 John 1:5...this is the peace that Curtis spoke of, he told how life's craziness was now gone. This is how I felt, through this past years painful ripping apart of our marriage, our family...I felt an unexplainable peace inside me, not anger....

How do you know? - "Do not love the world or anything in the world" 1 John 2:15, WOW now my understanding is God is not telling me not to love people or His creation but the worldly stuff, money, power trips, casual sex, Jack Daniels...Everyday I change more, it's my choices, feeling that this world is not my home any longer, just a gLife training ground. My human spirit has been replaced by the Holy Spirit, causing an inner passion to grow by Faith in Him who made me ,through His Word.

Everyday I am blown away by the fact that Jesus died for me....who am I?...all so I can call God, the Big Guy who created all things, Father, he picked me...I am child of God...communicating with Him, a daily relationship...MAN this is AWESOME!!!

Pastor Paul, FBJB, has been talking about a Strange People..who we are, those that know me can relate, and how we feel in this world...more road signs...

So....This is how I know, and therefore..."Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did" 1 John 2:6...WOW big shoes or sandals to fill..Hope this note might help others that have questions like Curtis and I....and now you know.

Keep you posting on the gLife journey and God's road signs. Make it Real !!!