This should be only the starting point for a whole new adventure in following Christ daily
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That’s it! Please take time to process and share what God has said to you or done in your life throughout the last 12 weeks’ reading and a responding prayer…
I would also like to personally thank Thao who has been designing the 60 cover pictures used on this website! See you on the next series!
Overall, the Experiencing God devotional series was good. I felt there were a lot of good nuggets of information and suggestions for things to draw closer to God. Although I did feel at times frustrated with the fill in the blank type of things because it felt a little too elementary in nature to me. I also thought some of what was said became a bit repetitive to a point where I wasn’t sure if it was being done to hammer home a point or just for the sake of extending the material. I feel that the study could be done in 8 weeks comfortably rather than the 12 weeks we took but I guess that is all in the eye of the beholder. I think the greatest contention I had with the study was the idea that we are supposed to look for God-sized things. Although I believe these things are possible with God, I do not feel that is the only way that He works. I feel it is always a bad thing to try to put parameters around things regarding God. At the end of this all, I came to the final thought of words speak to intent but action speak to obedience and faith. So I ask myself what will my actions speak to regarding these things?
Experiencing God with you brothers has been a joy for me these past 12 weeks. I was able to get into the routine and habit of spending time with the Lord daily, making it my priority each day that God comes first and He is the most person I need to talk to that day. I was drawn closer to God through the many different ideas, Scripture, and knowledge presented in this book. Just reading others’ responses and being able to share a part of my faith journey with our team have been a blessing 🙌 To echo what Charles said, 12 weeks felt long and the book could have been condensed down to half or maybe a little bit longer. Some ideas were great while some points in certain units just dragged out to 2 parts and I don’t think that was necessary. The unit that resonated with me most through out the entire book was the unit on prayer. I learned so many different aspects of what a good prayer life looks like, what to pray for, and how to look for signs when my prayers are answered. This opened a whole new perspective in my faith journey because that was something I was lacking a lot of, my prayer life needed a revival and God gave that to me through this book.
The book was great and I look forward to doing more devotional challenges like this in 2022!
Overall I enjoyed doing this experiencing God series with you guys. This has helped me to set a fixed time separately during my week to read God’s word. It was a blessing to do this challenge with all of you as I get the encouragement from reading ya responses. I learned how I have to adjust my life to God when Im in a crisis of belief and join Him in His work. This has opened my eyes while I’m doing this series. Like Charles said previously, there were some parts that I felt like the author tried to make it longer than it should. I definitely feel closer to God as I start applying what I learned recently in my life. And learning God’s words with my brothers has encouraged me to continue seeking God everyday. And hopefully, I will see all of us back in 2022 for the next “challenge” 🙂
“Don’t treat God’s truth as a
doctrine to be believed but as a reality that must be lived and experienced.” 60 days really flew by. I’m thankful for this devotional as we were able to keep each other accountable & was daily reminded to spend time with the Lord. I pray that I will continue to meditate upon His word daily & that I live out His word. May I not just count it as truth but may His word transform my life too.
I’ve been looking forward to and also dreading the last day of this. On one hand the pressure is done. But at the same time that communal pressure and motivation has been really beneficial. I’ve definitely gotten closer to y’all and been more open about my struggles and experiences. The book obviously understands this “end of the line” struggle and gives great ways to help with it, even if we already know them. They’re the classic church things. Pray, read the Bible, stay in church. But it warrants another reminder bc of how powerful those simple things are. This closeness I’ve felt both with my brothers and to God (it’s getting there) is not something that should be limited to these months of competition. Moving forward, I think we all need to be vigilant in keeping up our spiritual disciplines. And I thank my accountability group for that now that we’re extremely comfortable with each other but also comfortable in rebuking and pushing each other. God draw us closer to you and each other.
Today’s devotion is on the last chapter of the experiencing God series. I really appreciate how course has pointing me closer to God and to have the opportunity to reflect upon God’s words daily. I’m very touched by the part where it said that the ending of this course marks a new beginning of walk with God. I was a little anxious knowing that it’s the last day of devotion. I didn’t know how well I can keep up rest of my walk with God. The chapter ends with an encouraging notes. I’m very excited to experience him even more after this.