{"id":2583,"date":"2016-04-17T09:53:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/17\/diving-in\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T23:05:59","slug":"diving-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/17\/diving-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 Corinthians shares the promise that even though we can&#8217;t see clearly all that God is doing now, someday -on the other side- we <i>will<\/i> <i>understand<\/i> and know Him as <i>fully<\/i> as He knows us! Imagine.<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>\u201cWe don\u2019t yet see things clearly. We\u2019re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won\u2019t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We\u2019ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing Him directly just as He knows us!\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>1 Corinthians\u202c \u202d13:12\u202c \u202dThe Message<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>But, how on earth do we hold on to\u00a0<b>Trust<\/b>\u00a0today? How can we grasp <b>Hope<\/b> for that tomorrow, when it&#8217;s hard to see God working? \u00a0Verse 13 offers a plan:<\/div>\n<p><i><b>\u201cBut for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation:<\/b><\/i><i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><b>Trust steadily in God,\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><b>hope unswervingly,\u00a0<\/b><\/i><br \/><i><b><\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><b>love extravagantly. <\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><b>And the best of the three is love.\u201d \u00a0<\/b><\/i>1 Cor. 13:13 The Message<\/p>\n<p>Keep on trusting, and hoping and remember Love\u00a0is the key. Not just loving others-but\u00a0<em>loving God<\/em><b>.<\/b> It&#8217;s His love that feeds and fuels the ability to love others. My heart seeks to<em> love <\/em>The Father, which cultivates <em>trust<\/em>, which breeds <em>hope<\/em> for the future.<\/p>\n<p>I can not possibly drum up love by my own initiative. I need <em><strong>The\u00a0<\/strong><b>Holy Spirit<\/b><\/em> to inspire and direct me. This one factor\u00a0changes everything: heart, thoughts, motives.\u00a0The Spirit <i>knows<\/i> the heart of God and He is freely given to anyone who follows Jesus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Holy Spirit come and flood me, change my heart and mind. Fuel my trust, renew m<\/i><i>y hope and teach me Love Devine.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Dive in!<\/p>\n<p><b>ForGlorySake! <\/b><i>-Anna<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?resize=1568%2C2091&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_0910-0.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>&nbsp;<em>&#8220;The Spirit not content to flit around on the surface DIVES into the depths of God.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><em> 1Cor. 2:11<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Corinthians shares the promise that even though we can&#8217;t see clearly all that God is doing now, someday -on the other side- we will understand and know Him as fully as He knows us! 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