The Near-Far One
June 7, 2010
Never succumb to feelings of loneliness. No matter where you are, God is close by. Remember…feeling distant from God is subjective, not objective; it is just your own feeling, not reality. - Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. - Hebrews 13:5
How is it that God can watch over all His creation spread over trillions and trillions of miles, contained in more than 70 billion galaxies and still be so close to you that God knows every care of your heart? I don’t know. I only know He does.
Posted in Grace Meditations
June 7th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
I don’t know how either…but I believe it to be true in my life.
June 7th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Debora—> Faith is a powerful thing, isn’t it?
June 8th, 2010 at 4:21 am
Just what I needed to hear today. Thanks for speaking to my heart.
June 8th, 2010 at 5:32 am
amen. he soooo knows. i believe it, too.
June 9th, 2010 at 5:59 am
“never” – Does never mean never step away, step back, let me suffer the consequences of my own actions and only return when I call for help – or did He really mean ‘never’? Mulling this one over…..
June 10th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Shar –> I don’t think with God we need to read between the lines or look for exceptions or clauses. “I will never leave you or forsake you” I believe means exactly that. Never. Ever. And when we stumble and fall, God is still there, right in the middle of our mess. A loving parent will watch in compassion and sorrow as their child walks through the consequences of their actions but they don’t abandon them, leaving them to deal with their own mess. Instead they stay close and offer counsel and correction to help their child learn another way to behave that will lead to a more positive and life-affirming result the next time. Would God offer us any less?
June 14th, 2010 at 2:29 am
I love the sayings of the Rebbe Nachman of Breslov