tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581813100209986144.post5792829113350698738..comments2014-07-21T13:57:45.543+12:00Comments on Shandraline's Musings: Meeting God Face-to-faceEllen Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05250404725507392850noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581813100209986144.post-59882773726156616822007-06-16T10:26:00.000+12:002007-06-16T10:26:00.000+12:00K second time lucky! Meeting God face-to-face is n...K second time lucky! <BR/><BR/>Meeting God face-to-face is not something that came easily for me. In fact it came about as a result of me being at my lowest. As you know end of last year was a really tough time for me and I struggled hugely with many things. It got to the point where I was sitting at my desk one day trying to get through some of the workload - and not being able to see a way through - and simply sobbing. All I could say was 'Lord HELP, I can't do this, HELP'. And He did.<BR/><BR/>He calmed me down, poured His peace and love upon me and restored joy to my life. A couple of days and then again a couple of weeks later I got to the same point and the same thing happened. Its happened quite a few times since too. It wasn't that I got comfortable with God - rather it got way WAY too hard without letting Him in!<BR/><BR/>Since then each time its been easier to cry out for help and now I'm at the stage where I can daily cry out help - as well as praise Him and chat with Him and share with Him. Its almost as though it was like the tide coming in. Every time the waves crashed another watermark was set on the sand and each time the water got higher and sank a little deeper in and the effects would last longer. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying this is how you or anyone else will get to the point of being able to be face to face with God and walk with Him as a tangible presence in your life but thats how it was for me.<BR/><BR/>By the by I don't think dealing with things is going to be the catalyst for being able to face Him - thats actually relying on yourself before you rely on God and that just does not work. Trusting and believing God will partner with you to deal with those things is the only way.<BR/><BR/>The catalyst for me was probably learning about the nature of God and His love for me. That enabled me, when I needed to, to cry out to Him. So I guess my advice would be to keep praying as you can, to ask God to join with you in trying to move through these things, but most of all to focus on learning about God and praising Him for all He has done. He is amazing and I know you will get there!!!<BR/><BR/>luv yaCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737637858676877940noreply@blogger.com