As I stated earlier, once you have established who you are in the Lord God, you will be able to take care of yourself using your own abilities, gifts and talents. First we talked about the image of God. Second, functioning like God. Now allow us to move on to the third, His Presence. In God's Constitution, King David was so secure in His Presence, that he made this statement: You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Before Adam ever had or even needed the presence of another human being, Adam enjoyed the Presence of the Lord God. In the Garden of Eden, Adam was in the correct environment to be protected from pollution and corruption. God gave Adam His own presence, thus establishing an eternal principle. The first presence that you need in your life is not the presence of a boyfriend or a girlfriend, but the presence of the Lord god. Use your unmarried years to get to Jesus Christ and how He obeyed the Lord God's every command. Pray, read and study God's Word. Welcome the ministry of the Holy Spirit in your life and become intimately familiar with God's Presence. When a prospective spouse finds you, they should find you in Eden. Ultimately, the presence of the Lord God is all you ever need. Remember, marriage is never appropriate until you are so complete within yourself and your relationship with god that you do not need marriage in order to define yourself.
The fourth is work. God gave Adam meaningful work to do so that he could become fully himself and manifest his fullest potential. The Greek word for "work" is eregon, literally means "to become". When the Lord God placed Adam in the garden and charged him to dress it and keep it, He was telling Adam to "become" himself. In other words, Adam was to manifest who he really was. God has the same purpose for you. He wants you to become yourself and manifest who you really are. He has hidden inside you a truly awesome person with an awesome dream and awesome vision, an awesome design and some awesome abilities. Those qualities are in latent form, and you must work to bring them out. Your first focus should be on becoming yourself, and not on finding or becoming someone else.
In all you do, seek the Kingdom of God and He will show you who you really are. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
I will continue tomorrow with part three.
Psalm 16:11 Matthew 6:33
~~W.R. Luchie
The fourth is work. God gave Adam meaningful work to do so that he could become fully himself and manifest his fullest potential. The Greek word for "work" is eregon, literally means "to become". When the Lord God placed Adam in the garden and charged him to dress it and keep it, He was telling Adam to "become" himself. In other words, Adam was to manifest who he really was. God has the same purpose for you. He wants you to become yourself and manifest who you really are. He has hidden inside you a truly awesome person with an awesome dream and awesome vision, an awesome design and some awesome abilities. Those qualities are in latent form, and you must work to bring them out. Your first focus should be on becoming yourself, and not on finding or becoming someone else.
In all you do, seek the Kingdom of God and He will show you who you really are. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
I will continue tomorrow with part three.
Psalm 16:11 Matthew 6:33
~~W.R. Luchie
