Stepping Across the invisible line

Do you believe that God is real? 

Can you trust Him? 

Can He trust you? 

Our faith is based upon the character of God. 

It is based upon what God has told us about Himself in the Bible.

Doubting anyone questions the character and motives of the other person. 

Don't doubt God when He relates to you from what He knows is good for you.  

Don't depend on what you think is good for you from your limited vantage point.

Sin creates a barrier that hinders God's presence. If we habitually sin, God chooses not to hear us. (Is. 59:1,2) 

Sin numbs us to the Holy Spirit. (I Tim. 4:2) 

When a person denies the commands of God, he is denying the God of the commands.

Sin is to step across an invisible line, which God has drawn. 

Sin is an act of rebellion against God.

Rebellion is the same as the occult.

Rationalism does not excuse rebellion, but it just attempts to cover it up. 

Don't focus on what God is not doing, but what I am doing or not doing that is hindering God's work. 

It takes humility to admit to God that your problems are more than you can handle. (read Proverbs 3:34) 

God wants our best, and He is so wise that He knows what is best. 

That's where trust comes in. 

When we pray, our motive is to speak with God and not to impress others. 

Prayer is the surrendering of our will to God's will, so that God may act.

Persist in prayer, and keep a record of when the prayer is answered.

(notes from Jimmy Jackson)