29/05/2026
God Is Working In You, With You and Through You
Just before He was arrested and taken to the cross, Jesus prayed: â[Father], I have made you known to them, and will continue to make You known in order that the love You have for Me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.â (John 17:26) When it comes to recognising and responding to Godâs presence in our lives, Christian author, John Ortberg, says he lives by these 12 truths:
(1) God is always present and active in my life, whether or not I see Him.
(2) Coming to recognise and experience Godâs presence is learned behaviour; I can cultivate it.
(3) My task is to meet God in this moment.
(4) Iâm always tempted to live âoutsideâ this moment. When I do that, I lose my sense of Godâs presence.
(5) Sometimes God seems far away for reasons I donât understand. Those moments, too, are opportunities to learn.
(6) Whenever I fail, I can always start again right away.
(7) No one knows the full extent to which a human being can experience Godâs presence.
(8) My desire for God ebbs and flows, but His desire for me is constant.
(9) Every thought carries a âspiritual chargeâ that moves me a little closer to or a little further from God.
(10) Every aspect of my life, work, relationships, hobbies, errandsâis of interest to God.
(11) My path to experiencing Godâs presence will not look quite like someone elseâs.
(12) Straining and trying too hard do not help. So, the word for you today isâGod is working in you, with you, and through you!
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