"What do you think of God,” the teacher asked. After a pause, the young pupil replied, ‘He’s not a think, he’s a feel.’” ~Paul Frost
A God you can powerfully feel will fill your faith with holy fire and excitement and transform your life.
But where can you strongly feel God? Does God feel powerfully present in most church services? Is His presence so real that it makes you tremble, tremble tremble? Do you feel a touch of the Holy Spirit that moves you deeply?
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1) Southern Spirit Magazine article: http://www.southernspiritonline.org/...of-acceptance/
David Letterman has made his Top 10 Lists famous. Here is my list of the Top Ten Greatest Americans:
#10 Dorothy Day
#9 William Monroe Trotter
#8 Ida B. Wells
#7 Robert Carter III
#6 The Grimke Sisters
#5 US Senator Charles Sumner
#4 US Congressman Thaddeus Stevens
#3 William J. Seymour
#2 Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the Western world we study to effect our intellect more than our heart. Our minds swell while our hearts are shrink-wrapped in an endless roll of facts and figures. Is there a better way to study? Yes.
Paul of Tarsus wrote: “Study to show yourself approved unto God.” This is not academic or intellectual study. It is not study to learn a curriculum but to put together pieces of insight in a way that releases inner rivers of spiritual life. It is not striving to fill
Bubba Watson was the surprise winner of the Masters’ Tournament on Easter Sunday. After winning the green jacket, he said: “I’d like to first thank Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior . . .” Just before that moment, his Masters’ speech was interrupted by ESPN, but the news about Bubba glorifying Jesus still got out.
The golf world considers Bubba to be unconventional because he has never had a golf lesson and because he is an outspoken follower of Jesus Christ. To quote