A Yearning Heart's Journey

You're in that place again: A new idea or thought is on your heart and you’re wondering whether or not it’s from God. Here are several indicators that will help you discern whether a wish, dream or idea is from the Lord.

“Love is most precious when it’s most costly.” There is a remnant among the people of the earth who joined their lives to the symphony of this phrase. Love desires to pour itself out wholly and unconditionally and shines all the more brightly in the midst of adverse circumstances. No demand is higher than this, no demand more beautiful.

Grace seems to be one of the most talked-about topics in the church nowadays. With almost uncountable positions that all differ from one another it's also one of the most debated topics in the church – and that not without reason. Disagreements and misconceptions about grace have been an issue since the early days of Christianity. Already the apostle Paul felt the need to constantly set wrong things right.

Just like in the New Testament, the two biggest misconceptions about grace today are that people either try to earn it or neglect the importance of responding to it. People either overemphasize their part while underestimating God's part or the other way around. It is crucial that we have a biblical understanding of grace because misunderstood grace will make us live either a tortured (when trying to earn His grace) or a meaningless life (when not cooperating with His grace) before God.

In this article I point out seven of the most important biblical facts about grace that together form a solid foundation and give us a biblical paradigm for a right understanding of what grace is and what it's not.

These are thoughts that have been moving me for some months in a very special way. The more I meditate about it, the more I believe that this topic is a very crucial key for our relationship with God and our whole existence. I believe it's just the very beginning of a truth that has the power to radically transform our life and I feel like I've not even reached the outer courts of it. I hope and pray that your heart will be enlightened by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation as you read these lines.

This question not seldom causes a lot of controversy, especially among Christians who are currently involved in a relationship with a non-believer since in this cases it is also connected with very strong emotions towards the boy- or girlfriend.
However, having this question unsolved and not operating in God's wisdom can cause us a lot of disappointment, grief, unfulfilled expectations, as well as broken relationships, divorce and especially and most importantly a loss of intimacy with God, of passion, commitment and single-mindedness.

In His word, God reveals amazing principles about how we are supposed to find our significant other. In the example of Adam and Eve - the very first couple this world has ever seen, God shows us how He intended human beings to find each other in a godly way.