ÿþ<html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=qM_6omlu" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.net-burst.net/love/index-serbian.htm","20230209160537","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1675958737"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=qtvMKcIJ" /> <!-- End Wayback Rewrite JS Include --> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title> Koliko me Bog voli? Bo~ija ljubav prema tebi </title> <meta name="description" content="Kako saznati da li nas Bog voli? Tvoje li no iskustvo Bo~ije ljubavi "> <meta name="AUTHOR" content="Grantley Morris, Grentli Moris"> <style>html {max-width: 800px; margin: auto;}</style></head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000066" link="#0033CC" vlink="#003366" alink="#FF00FF"> <!-- * serbian --> <center><h2><font size="3" color="#666699"> Da li je Bog ljubav?</font></h2> <h1><font size="7" color="#3399cc"><i> Koliko me Bog voli?</i></h1></font><p> Napisao Grentli Moris <p> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/hearts-blu.gif" width="326" height="47" align="middle" alt="* * *"> <p> <font size="5" color="#0066cc"><b> Dobijanje li nog otkrivenja </b></font><br> <h1><font size="5" color="#0066cc"> Bo~ije ljubavi prema tebi </h1></font> <b><font size="5">Srpski</b></font><p> <b>Ova stranica na <a href="index-macedonian.htm">makedonskom</a>,&nbsp; <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/deutsch/love/index.htm">deutch, </a>&nbsp; <a href="index.htm">English</a>,&nbsp; <a href="index-portugues.htm">Portuguese,</a>&nbsp; <a href="index-Bemba.htm">Bemba</a></b><p> </center> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="15%"> <center>&nbsp;<p><font color="#6699cc"><font size="4"><b> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p><img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/logo50.jpg" width="142" height="97" alt="[logo]" align="middle"><p> Net-Burst.Net<p></b></font><p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p> <h2> Otkrivanje Bo~ije ljubavi prema tebi </h2><p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p> <h2> Kako saznati da li te Bog voli </h2><p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p> </center></td> <td valign="top" width="70%"> <font size="4"> Da li na pomen ljubavi postanea sumnji av, osetia nelagodnost ili neato gore? Bog razume takve reakcije, eae su nego ato se veruje, i najbolje je da ovu avanturu zapo nea itanjem <a href="tragedy-serbian.htm">Oseate neprijatnost na pomen ljubavi? Kada vas ljubav plaai</a>. U suprotnom, molim da nastavia itanje ove stranice. <p> Ponekad se zapitam da li bi osobi slepoj od roenja opisati najdivniji zalazak sunca bilo lakae od pokuaaja da ovaj uvod u inim uverljivim za milione nas iji je dosadaanji dodir sa ljubavlju znatno osiromaaen ljudskim nesavraenostima. Gorko razo arani ljudskim greakama, mnogi od nas izgubili su nadu u pronalazak iskrene, nesebi ne ljubavi bo~anskih razmera  ak i u samom Bogu. <p> Meutim, makar pre okrutnog sudara sa stvarnoau ljudskih mana, ini se da svako ezne za ljubavlju. <p> Ljubav je uzbudljiva i ispunjujua, stalan izvor divota i topline koji donosi radost i zadovoljstvo kao niata drugo. Daje smisao ~ivotu; transformiae sumorno, jednoli no postojanje u istu ekstazu. Stvoreni smo za nju, iako ljudski odnosi dozvoljavaju samo njenu izobli enu, esto frustrirajuu senku. Jedino Bog ima stvarno savraenstvo koje tra~imo u voljenima, ali naaa prepreka su neosnovani strahovi da je Bo~ija ljubav prema nama povrana  udaljenija i hladnija od vatrene strasti posebne osobe koja je duboko zaljubljena u nas. <p> Zvu i previae dobro da bi bilo istinito, ali zapanjujua istina je da tebe  da, <i><b>tebe</i></b>, veli anstveni Bog savraenstva, kome niata nije nemogue, voli daleko ja e nego ato je bilo koje ljudsko bie ikada ikoga volelo. Kratka stranica ne mo~e nikoga uveriti u ovo ali negde moramo po eti.<p> Znamo da je posveena ljubav prema Bogu i itavom ove anstvu Bo~iji prioritet za nas <font size="3">(Marko 12: 28-31)</font>, ali ipak se suo avamo sa poteakoama da volimo kako bi trebalo. Veliki razlog za to je ato smo naopa ke shvatili situaciju. Mi pokuaavamo da volimo da bismo zadobili Bo~iju ljubav. To je kao da pokuaavamo da vozimo automobil bez goriva. Po etak ovog procesa se nalazi u otkrivenju zadivljujue dubine ljubavi koju Bog ve osea prema nama.<p><ul><p> <font color="#0000cc"><font color="#0066ff"><b>1. Jovanova 4:19</font></b> Mi volimo jer je on prvo zavoleo nas. </font></ul><p> Klju  za iskrenu i trajnu ljubav prema Bogu, kao i ljubav prema ove anstvu, nisu toliko pokuaaji da volimo ve jednostavno fokusiranje na Bo~iju ljubav prema nama. Otkrivenje i pouzdanje u istinu da je Bog op injen nama pribli~ava nas njemu i transformiae nas. Ova istina je takoe tajna pobedonosnog ~ivota. Kao ato sam napisao na drugom mestu: <ul><p> <font color="#000000">Kada se oseamo pora~eno, jedna od najva~nijih stvari je fokusiranje na ogromnu Bo~iju ljubav prema nama. Ne dozvoli lukavim duhovnim biima da te obmanom navedu na pomisao da je Bog namraten kada padnea u greh. Da, Bog je razo aran, ali kada malo dete koje ima dobre roditelje padne tokom tr anja, ata prvo u ini? Potra~i utehu od mame i tate. Ti bi isto tako trebalo da otr ia u O ev zagrljaj za utehu koja ti je potrebna. Bog je na tvojoj strani. Duboko mu je stalo do tebe. Meutim, tvoji duhovni neprijatelji ~ele da ti stvore oseaj neprijatnosti u vezi sa tr anjem ka Bogu. Oni znaju da mi instinktivno zaziremo od svakoga za koga strahujemo da je ljut ili nezadovoljan nama i da emo takvu osobu dr~ati na odstojanju. Tvoji neprijatelji ~ele da se dr~ia podalje od jedine Osobe koja te zaista mo~e izbaviti i poraziti njihove pokuaaje da ti nanesu atetu. </font></ul><p> itav tvoj ~ivot e zablistati kada svakim delom svog bia budea znao da te Bog neizrecivo duboko voli. .<p> Niata nije uzbudljivije, lepae i toplije od li ne ljubavi prema tebi koju osea najveli anstvenija Osoba u univerzumu.<p> Niko te ne razume bolje od tvog Stvoritelja. Jedino on je bio sa tobom od tvog samog za ea. Niko ne osea tvoj bol i u~iva u tvojoj srei kao Bog. Niko ne ~eli da te kruniae aau i obasipa poklonima kao on.<p> Uvid u veli inu Bo~ije li ne, vatrene ljubavi prema tebi preplavie tvoj ~ivot mirom i sigurnoau kao niata drugo u univerzumu. Posle toga, smrt ni katastrofa nikada nee moi da ti oduzmu ve itu ljubav koja pulsira u tebi. Odjednom e ~ivot dobiti smisao kao nikada ranije.<p> Da, Bog sa moima van granica ljudskog poimanja u~iva u tebi, voli te intenzivnije od najposveenije majke ili najponosnijeg oca ili deke i bake, i viae nego ato je najzaljubljeniji partner ikada voleo. <p> Meutim, Bo~iji duhovni neprijatelji neumorno tra~e na ine da sabotiraju tvoju svest o intenzitetu Bo~ije svete i bezgrani ne ljubavi prema tebi. Svaki hriaanin na ovom svetu izlo~en je ponavljanim napadima. Ostajati svestan Bo~ije ljubavi prema nama i ubeen u njenu veli inu jedan je od najveih i najdu~ih ~ivotnih izazova.<p> Neosnovan strah da je opraatajui Gospod pun ljubavi nezadovoljan nama je teako breme. Ispija naa entuzijazam i oslabljuje naau ~elju da saraujemo sa Bogom u pogledu dobijanja svih prelepih stvari za koje naa milostivi Gospod ezne da u njima u~ivamo. Ovome dodaj sigurnost saznanja da je Kralj svih kraljeva o aran tobom; da si na vrlo stvaran na in centar njegovog univerzuma i da je nesebi no posveen maksimiziranju tvoje ve ite sree. Uvid u Bo~iju beskrajnu ljubav e svaki deo tvog ~ivota vinuti u pobedu. Tvoja vera e poleteti i inspirisati zapanjujue nivoe postignua.<p> Zato, obele~i ovu stranicu radi lakog pronalaska, zatim pro itaj sve linkovane stranice koje e ti biti blagoslov. Svaka od njih pa~ljivo je sastavljena da uvea tvoju svest o najveoj ljubavi koju bi iko ikada mogao da sanja, ime e se uveati tvoje u~ivanje u toj ljubavi. Dok istra~ujea linkove pronai ea utehu, kao i pomo koja e raspraiti tvoje sumnje u Bo~iju dobrotu, milost, plemenitost i pravednost, i sumnju da te Bog vidi kao iata manje od posebne osobe koju obo~ava.<p> Neverovatno sam uzbuen ato u te povesti u najveu, najuzbudljiviju ~ivotnu avanturu. Meutim, ako bih ~eleo da ti pomognem da iskusia lepote igranja sporta, koliko god ~eleo da u inim sve za tebe, veliki deo zavisio bi od toga koliko ti sam u estvujea. Isto va~i za najbolju ~ivotnu avanturu: dau sve od sebe, ali ato se <i><b>ti</i></b> viae potrudia, to e rezultat biti bolji. Zapravo, bez obzira na to ko si, ako nadmaaia moju odlu nost da tra~im Bo~ije srce, ne postoji razlog da ne nadmaaia moje u~ivanje u Bogu. Izazivam te da me baa tako osramotia. Naravno, ne mogu te odvesti dalje od mesta do kog sam stigao, ali biu izuzetno po astvovan ako me Bog upotrebi da poka~e put.<p> Pre nego ato krenemo, trebalo bi da se pomolimo. Molim te da mi se pridru~ia. <ul><p> <font size="4" color="#000000">Milostivi Bo~e,<br> }elim da budea ljubav mog ~ivota. Sluaam kako drugi imaju besmislena oseanja i dramati na duhovna iskustva ali ponekad se ini da je jedino ato ja oseam odba enost. }elim da te vidim kao toplog, bliskog i savraenog u svim svojim putevima ali ponekad mi delujea hladno, ravnoduano i kao da imaa miljenike. <p> Ako si zaista Bog beskrajne ljubavi, Bog ija je ljubav tako zapanjujua da prevazilazi znanje <font size="3"> (fescima 3:19) </font> i koji ima mo da ini stvari koje ne mogu ni da zamislim <font size="3"> (fescima 3:20)</font> , usuujem se da zatra~im ljubav koja nadmaauje moje najlue snove.<p> Ipak, ~elim ne samo uzbuenje i ispunjenost ve stvarnost. Ne ~elim da se zanosim sentimentalnim besmislicama. Ne ~elim ni da skrenem na put povranosti i time propustim veli anstvenost koju nudia. Ne ~elim da se zavaravam niti da propustim najbolje ato imaa za mene. Molim te otvori moje o i, da ugledam tvoju pravu prirodu. }elim da te upoznam onakvog kakav zaista jesi i hrabrost i odlu nost da posvetim svoj ~ivot onome ato otkrijea. Zato te molim za duhovno otkrivenje, bo~anski susret tako sna~an da, bez obzira da li do toga doe brzo ili sporo, unese sasvim novu dimenziju u moj ~ivot. Ako si ti toliko predivan da upoznati te zna i voleti te, kao ato se ka~e ak i za ljubazne ljude, i ako je voleti tebe istinski ~ivot <font size="3"> (Jovan 17: 3)</font>, u ini da spoznam savraenost i zapanjujuu lepotu tvoje dobrote. Osvoji me. Ako je najvea zapovest ljubiti tebe kao mog Boga svim svojim srcem, duaom i umom <font size="3"> (Matej 22: 37-38)</font>, osna~i me da te uporno tra~im dok ne dobijem otkrivenje tvoje ljubavi koje je toliko stvarno i duboko da te zaista zavolim svim svojim srcem.<p> Ne iz ponosa ili sebi nosti ve e~nje da te usreim, ~elim da ti se pribli~im viae nego prose an hriaanin. Neka dobijem odlu nost da u inim sve ato je potrebno da ne bih oplja kao samog sebe i slomio tvoje srce tako ato propuatam jedinstveno ispunjenje i vrhunac ekstaze i intimnosti sa tobom za koju je, da bismo u njoj zajedno u~ivali, Hrist podneo nezamislivu agoniju.<p> Boja~ljiv sam u pogledu puta na koji me ovo mo~e odvesti ali savraena ljubav izgoni strah <font size="3"> (1. Jovanova 4:18) </font> a ti bi trebalo da budea savraena Ljubav. Ako si zaista savraena Ljubav, jedino si ti potpuno bezbedan, i otvaram ti svoje srce. Budi sa mnom dok itam stranice koje slede. Osna~i me da ih upotrebim kao opremu da zaronim duboko u duhovnu stvarnost. <p> Meutim, pre nego [to mogu da ovo o ekujem od tebe, moram se reaiti uznemiravajueg problema. To ne bi trebalo biti teako kao ato mi deluje jer je jedna od olakaavajuih strana kod pribli~ivanja tebi sloboda da budem ono ato jesam. Ne moram da krijem svoje greake jer ih ti ve znaa. Nadalje, u svojoj Re i ponovo i ponovo potvrujea da rado dovodia u stanje blistave nedu~nosti svakoga ko priznaje svoje greake i da uzdi~ea sve koji postanu skromni. <p> Ne mogu o ekivati da u inia da ugledam tvoju ljubav ako sam zaslepljen arogancijom. Zbog toga u biti iskren prema tebi. Zovem te Bogom ali te istovremeno kritikujem kao da si ti bez mudrosti a ja onaj sa beskrajnim znanjem i inteligencijom. Zovem te svojim Gospodom (gospodarom) a ipak ti nareujem stavom:  Bo~e u ini ovo na ovaj na in kao da sam ja gospodar a ti moj sluga. Istina je da ti nikome niata ne dugujea; mi tebi dugujemo sve. Ti nastavljaa da dajea a mi u svojoj sebi noj aroganciji nastavljamo da uzimamo, svako od nas. Ti nikada nisi zgreaio protiv nas; mi ne bismo mogli da izra unamo koliko puta smo zgreaili protiv tebe, ali si ti svaki put okrenuo drugi obraz i nastavio da opraataa dok smo mi imali obraza da te besramno optu~ujemo la~no. <p> Gospode, ne ine ovo samo drugi ljudi, ve i ja. Ne tra~im samo tvoje oproatenje i pro iaenje, tra~im da mi poka~ea sve ato moram uraditi dok zajedno sa tobom iz svog ~ivota izbacujem aroganciju, ogor enost i sve druge mrlje koje duhovno zaslepljuju; sabotirajui moju sposobnost da sagledam tvoju lepotu. <p> Sada, ako sam sebi dao dovoljno vremena da reaim ove klju ne probleme, doi i budi sa mnom dok itam ove stranice. </font><p><br> Spoznanje dubina Bo~ije ljubavi prema nama ne samo da uzdi~e naae u~ivanje u Bogu do nebeskih razmera ve ima mo da rasplamsa sve aspekte naaeg duhovnog ~ivota. Svestan od kolike kriti ne va~nosti je ovo, posvetio sam svoj ~ivot pisanju nekoliko stranica da vam pomognu u ovome.</ul><p> <b><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/love/serbian-love.htm"> Mo~ea da pronaea ljubav: `ta tvoje fantazije otkrivaju </a><p> <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/hope/godlove-serbian.htm">Vi ste voljeni! Poznavanje Bo~ije ljubavi prema tebi</a><p> <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/love-serbian.htm">Vi ste posebni Bogu! Zbog ega ste nezamenljivi u Bo~ijim o ima</a><p> <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/infinite-serbian.htm">Zadivljujua ljubav: Beskrajna ljubav beskrajnog Boga</a><p> <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/tender-serbian.htm">Bo~ija ne~na ljubav</a><p> <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/tough/basking-serbian.htm">Odmaranje u beskrajnoj ljubavi</a> </ul></b><p> <center><font size="5"><b><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/languages/serbian.htm">Joa srpskih hriaanskih stranica od istog autora</a></font> </b><p> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/hearts-blu.gif" width="217" height="31" align="middle" alt="* * *"></center><p> </td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="15%"> <center>&nbsp;<p><font color="#6699cc"><font size="4"><b> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p><img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/logo50.jpg" width="142" height="97" alt="[logo]" align="middle"><p> Net-Burst.Net<p></b></font><p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp; <p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp; <h2> 0718@0Z5 =0 >6X0B0 YC1>2 70 B515 </h2>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<h2> 0:> 40 7=0< 40;8 >3 <5 A0:0 </h2> </center></td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="15%"> <center>&nbsp;<p><font color="#6699cc"><font size="4"><b> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p><img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/logo50.jpg" width="142" height="97" alt="[logo]" align="middle"><p> Net-Burst.Net<p></b></font><p> </center></td> <td valign="top" width="70%"> <center><b><font size="6" color="#0066ff"><i> Deepening your Awareness of God s Personal Love for You </i></b></font></center><p> <font size="4"> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/love/feeling.htm"><i>Feeling</i> Loved by God</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3"> Help when you yearn to <i>feel</i> God s love, but cannot.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/love/god-love-bible.htm">Staggering Bible Truths About God s love, and How to Believe Them</a></h3><ul><p><font size="3">Long, but highly recommended. It is the detailed page referred to earlier.</font><p></ul> <center><font size="6" color="#0066ff"><i><b> Obstacles to Believing You are the Apple of God s Eye </i></b></font></center><p> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/heart-blu-star.gif" width="21" height="22" align="top" alt="*"> <font size="5" color="#3399cc"><b>Doubts about God s Goodness</b></font><ul><p> The slightest doubt about God s goodness will deeply erode our ability to know how passionately loved of God we are, and will damage our ability to delight in him and enjoy him. <p> If key people in your life  perhaps even Christians  have been cold or critical or treated you harshly, it is usual to end up thinking this is how God feels about you. In reality, the forgiving Lord feels warmly and tenderly towards you. He believes in you and sees you in the best possible light. For biblical proof that God longs for you to be kind to yourself, see <b><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/i-hate-myself.htm">Hate Yourself? God doesn t!</a></b> <p> The fruit of the Spirit <font size="3">(Galatians 5:22-23)</font>  the very heart of God  include selfless love, gentleness, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness, and yet the deceiver, the enemy of our souls keeps tempting us to worry that God might be harsh, unfair, quick to condemn, reluctant to forgive, egotistical and lacking in compassion. <p> For help with this, please see:<ul><p> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/mother.htm">Is God Like a Perfect Mother?</a></h3></font><ul><p> <font size="3"> Those who through bad experiences with men are apprehensive about what seems the masculine or fatherly side of God can warm to the knowledge that God s beautiful nature has aspects that in humans would be called feminine or maternal. Both genders were made in God s image. Warm to the realization that God epitomizes  and far surpasses  the best of both.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/hot/i-hate-god.htm">Hate God?</a></font></h3><ul><p> <font size="3">No matter how much you might think you hate God, you have simply misunderstood. You actually agree with him more far than you realize. </font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/tough/guidance.htm">God s Wonderful Will For You</a></font></h3><ul><p> <font size="3">The Almighty is not a kill-joy, nor arrogant, nor selfish. No one has your best interests at heart like your Lord.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/revenge/hate.htm">The Ultimate Revenge</a></font></h3><ul><p><font size="3">Explains how, at stupendous cost to himself, the good Lord has resolved the seemingly impossible tension between him loving his enemies (including your enemies) and yet passionately wanting to vindicate you and shower you with his extravagant love by fully avenging every injustice you have ever suffered.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/wrath-anger.htm">Why God s Anger is Comforting</a></font></h3><ul><p><font size="3">Surprising insights into why God s Anger reveals his love. Correctly understood, God s wrath makes him even more lovable.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/God_&amp;_suffering.htm">God &amp; Suffering</a></h3></font><ul><p> <font size="3">Still more help</font><p></ul></ul></ul> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/heart-blu-star.gif" width="21" height="22" align="top" alt="*"> <font size="5" color="#3399cc"><b>Feelings</b></font><ul><p> Rarely do feelings perfectly match reality. There are big differences, for example, between being afraid and being in danger. So it is with being stupendously loved of God and feeling loved. <p> God intends us to live by faith, not feelings, and it is vital that we do this because such things as medically-induced depression or anxiety (often undiagnosed) or spiritual trials or satanic attacks, deepen or even grossly distort one s feelings. <p> For a much deeper understanding of this vital topic, see: <ul> <p> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/love/feeling.htm"><i>Feeling</i> Loved by God</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3"> Listed previously, but if you missed it, you really should read it.</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/tough/desert.htm">Spiritual Wilderness Survival Guide</a></h3><ul><p> <font size="3">Help and encouragement when God seems far away</font><p></ul></ul></ul> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/heart-blu-star.gif" width="21" height="22" align="top" alt="*"> <font size="5" color="#3399cc"><b>Fearing God might have totally rejected you</b></font><ul><p> For help, see:<ul><p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/guilty/rejected.htm">Rejected by God?</a></h3><ul> <font size="3">This shows powerfully through Scripture how God did not give up on people even when on the surface he seemed to give them no hope of acceptance. </font></ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/guilty/extreme_grace_testimony.htm">Extreme Grace</a></h3><ul><p> <font size="3">About a Christian who kept doing all he could to force God to reject him. A deeply moving testimony highlighting God s tenderness and extreme patience and love toward us.</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/guilty/scrupulosity.htm">Unforgivable?</a></h3><ul> <p> <font size="3">This links you to vast resources for people riddled with guilt and hopelessness</a></font> </ul></ul></ul><p> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/heart-blu-star.gif" width="21" height="22" align="top" alt="*"> <font size="5" color="#3399cc"><b>Feeling you have let God down </font></b><ul><p> For help, see:<ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/tough/wasted-years.htm">Turning Wasted Years into Blessing: Jesus Astounding Power to Turn Evil into Good</a> </h3><p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/encouragement.htm">Encouragement for Christians</a> </h3><p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/guilty/forgiving-yourself.htm">Forgiving Yourself</a></h3></ul> </ul><p> <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/heart-blu-star.gif" width="21" height="22" align="top" alt="*"> <font size="5" color="#3399cc"><b>When God seems to favor other Christians over you</b></font><ul><p> I personally identify with people who know God has not utterly abandoned them but are sorely tempted to feel they are not God s favorite. <p> <b><font size="5" color="#009999">1.</font><i> Seem less favored in </i>non-spiritual<i> ways </i></b><ul><p> Vast numbers have done their utmost to honor and serve God and yet other people seem far more blessed of God in non-spiritual ways. Here s some help:<ul> <p> <font color="#0000ff">*</font> <font color="#000000">General </font><ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/god/fair.htm">God Isn t fair?</a></h3></ul> <p> *<font color="#000033"> Health</font> <ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/dove/sick.htm">From Mystery to Ministry, The Role of Sickness in your Life</a></h3></ul> <p> <font color="#0000ff">*</font> <font color="#000000"> Relationships</font><ul> <p> <h3>E.g. <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/singles/index.htm">Help for Singles</a></h3></ul> <p> <font color="#0000ff">*</font> <font color="#000000"> Material things </font><ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/peace-contentment.htm">Satisfied: The Christianity that Most Christians have Missed</a> </h3><p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/prosperity.htm">Forgotten Christian Secrets of Prosperity</a></h3></ul> <p> <font color="#0000ff">*</font> <font color="#000000"> Trials </font><ul> <p> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/trials.htm">The Surprising Joy of Trials</a></h3></ul></ul></ul><p> <b><font size="5" color="#009999">2.</font><i> Seem less favored </i> spiritually</b><ul><p> Like me, are you sorely tempted to feel spiritually inferior to certain Christians and this gnaws away at you, goading you to feel less favored by God and therefore less loved by him? If so, see <a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/spiritually-inferior.htm">Feel Spiritually Inferior or Overlooked by God?</a> <p></ul></ul><br> <center><font size="6" color="#0066ff"><i><b> More Help in Fostering Your Love for God </i></b></font></center><p> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/love/in-love-god.htm">In Love with God</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3"> A woman inspires us as she tells of her passion for God despite at one time feeling let down by him.</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/jesus/brother.htm">Jesus, Our Brother, Our Example</a></h3><ul><p><font size="3"> The love God has for you is not only like that of the perfect friend, lover, mother and father, but also like that of the perfect brother or sister. To be born again means that, spiritually, we have in our being the very genes of God. Explore the exciting implications.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="god-rest.htm">Love s Rest</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3">Enjoying God: God s Cure for Burn Out.</font><p></ul> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/grow/growth.htm">Developing Your Love Affair with God</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3"> Expounds all the elements involved in developing intimacy with God.</font></ul><p> <h3><font size="5"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/pray/praying.htm">How to Fall More in Love with God</a></h3></font><ul><p><font size="3">Although the topic of prayer is featured, this page, and the one it leads to, will significantly help you fall in love with God, with simple, practical suggestions.</font><p></ul> <center><b><font size="6" color="#0099FF">Related Topics </font></center></b><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/help/doubt-faith.htm"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/deep-truths/know-god-deeper.htm">Is Your God Too Small? How to Know God Deeper</a></h3><ul><font size="3">A Very Important Webpage</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/help/doubt-faith.htm">When Doubt Knocks</a></h3><ul><p><font size="3">Earlier links above focus specifically on doubting God s love. This deals with doubting in general.</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/christian-help/self-image.htm">How to Change Your Self-Image</a></h3><ul><p><font size="3"> Our self-image deeply affects our ability to believe we can be loved. We need to see ourselves through God s eyes, not through our own eyes or our guess as to how other people see us.</font><p></ul> <h3><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/sex_abuse/index.htm">Comfort, Understanding and Healing for Abuse Survivors</a></h3><ul><p><font size="3">Regardless of one s gender, one of the many benefits of healing from physical or sexual abuse or child abuse is an increased ability to <i>feel</i>. It has enormous implications for our ability to feel God s love and to trust and enjoy him.</font></b></font><p><br></ul> <font size="4" color="#003399">As an act of thanks for this website, Toni Gilyard sent me her poem <font size="3">(<font size="1"> &#169; Toni Gilyard, 2002, 2006)</font> that lets us glimpse the exquisite delight each of us can find in God s love. She writes of God:</font><ul><p> <font size="3"><b>You are intimate and obvious<br> and delicious and satisfying<br> and intoxicating and sobering<br> You are passionate and steady<br> and amazing and gentle<br> and invigorating and oh so very quiet&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. <br> I am out of words for now<br> words describe&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. and limit<br> words contain  restrict  define and explain<br> Let me be out of words for now<br> Let me stay here in this silent love&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.<br> Resting in the glaring mystery of you<br> Hushed in the majestic awe of you&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;. </b><p></font> </ul></font><p> <center><font size="5" color="#aaaacc">Net-Burst.Net <img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/logo50.jpg" width="142" height="97" alt="[logo]" align="middle"> Net-Burst.Net</font><p> <br><font size="6"><a href="/web/20230209160537/http://www.net-burst.net/index.htm">Topics Covered in the Entire Site</a><p></center> </td><td bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="1" valign="top" width="15%"> <center>&nbsp;<p><font color="#6699cc"><font size="4"><b> &nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;<p><img src="/web/20230209160537im_/http://www.net-burst.net/images/logo50.jpg" width="142" height="97" alt="[logo]" align="middle"><p> Net-Burst.Net<p></b></font><p> </center></td></tr> </table></body></html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 16:05:37 Feb 09, 2023 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 09:47:57 Jun 30, 2024. JAVASCRIPT APPENDED BY WAYBACK MACHINE, COPYRIGHT INTERNET ARCHIVE. ALL OTHER CONTENT MAY ALSO BE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT (17 U.S.C. SECTION 108(a)(3)). --> <!-- playback timings (ms): captures_list: 0.972 exclusion.robots: 0.108 exclusion.robots.policy: 0.093 esindex: 0.013 cdx.remote: 51.709 LoadShardBlock: 74.216 (3) PetaboxLoader3.datanode: 113.131 (4) load_resource: 148.239 PetaboxLoader3.resolve: 32.839 -->