A Behaviorist God
History
A God he comes across like: DISTANT / AUSTERE / Angry / AUTORITATIVE

embracing Christ

Are there multitude of rules by which i have to abide?
Are there particular beliefs i have to embrace if i want  to walk in a real relationship with God?
--   ----               and remain saved?
Is the threat of hell constantly present?

If i would describe the God i have in my emotions, experience, in my heart - would it look like Jesus?

Someone to whom prostitutes and tax collectors gravitated because of his outrageous love.

Is my God accepting anyone for free?
Is my God loving, the love it selfe?
Is my God concerned about people ore about the right behavior?

We talk so much about the love of God - BUT - my actual mental picture of God is neither loving nor gracious.

Is my God a God everybody would be excited to live?
I say i love God - BUT - deep in my heart, CAN I LOVE HIM?

Is my hard work just succeeding in making me extremely tired?
Am i living empty?
Am i trying to get full by doing rather than living out of a fullness that i received form God for free?

Am i free from the assumption that my worth is found in my doing and that it was never good enough?

Is my life a constant sicle between intense religious activity and intens sinning?

Is the picture of my God shaming me ore empowering me to rise above the Sin?

Is the picture of my God convincing me, that i am going to hell for my behavior or does it touch the real issues behind my behavior and thus permanently change.

Do i feel temporarily holy but never in genuine holy?
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AM I INFUSED WITH LOVE AND AM I BEING CHANGED FROM THE INSIDE. IS THEIR A PRODUCTION OF GENUINE HOLINESS GOING ON INSIDE OF ME?

Getting Real with the Real God
What would help?
If God is real
If God is love
What helps when my Son tries to pull a heavy thing? Giving up and letting pulling me - his father - i like to pull for my Son!

GIVING UP

Concluding that i am hopeless - I AM!
Believing now that i had nothing to lose - because i go to hell anyway
SO I CAN BE REAL WITH GOD

What is true inside can be shown outside

Do i always try to manufacture?
Am i frustrated deep inside?
Am i angry with God?

Is living for God a performance game i am not very good at
Quit the game
Am i truthful to God?

The truth:
Rom 8,1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

The true Jesus loves me as I AM.

2 Cor 4,6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

My worth is giving to me by all-loving God for free and that I did not need to attempt to earn his acceptance through my behavior.

Does the fact that i now realize, i am loved as i am make me want to go out and sin more?

Your Picture of God

Demanding?
Behavior oriented?
easily disappointed?
frequently angry?
Intimidating?

Is it then possible to love such a God?
Is it possible to be fired up about such a God?



= Jesus - is he lie this? Was he like this?

(Do i feel more tired, more frustrated, emptier) but NEVER TRANSFORMED?

The Holy Spirit brings growth, life, zeal and passion by breaking our deception and showing as a God WHO IS SOMEONE ABOUT WHOM IT IS WORTH BECOMING PASSIONATE!

The Holy Spirit makes the Real Jesus Real to me!
As a result of this, real fruit starts growing