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Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
The need for growth in Abraham's faith teaches that no man starts his walk with God as God's friend. Faith must be grown. Like friendship, faith develops in stages and deepens the longer it exists. But the growth potential inherent in faith means that every man can become a dear friend of God just like Abraham. God is not looking for some ability
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it can be tough to maintain a relationship with someone who will never let you share in the sacrifice of friendship.
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
If I have a part of my life that I will not bring in submission to Jesus, if I will not obey Him in every way, I am not His friend.
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
God always honors and repays gifts offered in His name.
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
What God is asking is if there is anything special in Abraham's heart that is reserved only for God. There was only one way to test that question. The test is about whether or not there is any portion of Abraham's heart that was given to and reserved for Issac and not for God.
Jonathan Jenkins • Becoming God's Friend: Understanding Your Growth from Servant to Friend
God has not called us to solve all of His problems. The problem that is keeping you from growing, He has already solved. He has called us to come learn of Him and become like Him. Problems belong to God. He blesses us with opportunities. The problems are His to solve, and He will solve them in His time and in His way. The opportunities are ours to
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His presence should encourage you to explore all the potential that He has placed within you, not paralyze your heart out of the fear of taking a wrong step. The thought of God's watching over you should sharpen your focus on the limitless good that can be done with your life, not encumber your hopes of what could be. The bond you have with God is
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Servants and stewards think of obedience’s impact on themselves. Sons think of obedience’s impact on God. Friends see the worth of obedience in its power to proclaim truth.