{"id":3316,"date":"2020-05-04T15:04:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devotions.billwinston.org\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2020-05-11T14:15:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T14:15:20","slug":"connecting-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devotions.billwinston.org\/es\/connecting-with-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting with God"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCRIPTURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; (Acts 17:28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEVOTIONAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting with God is all about relationship<\/em>. Getting to know the God who loves you, saved you, and planned a good life for you. It\u2019s where you learn what moves His heart, and where you allow Him to move yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connection takes place when we respond\nto our loving God drawing us into\neternal life in Him, in whom \u201cwe live and move, and have\nour being.\u201d This union\nis so strong that the apostle John describes Jesus\u2019\nsacrifice\non\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n the cross,\n\u201cIn this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his\nonly begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him\u201d (1 John 4:9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month, we\nwill explore just a few of the 100 creative ways that Dr. Veronica Winston\nshares in her book that show how you can draw closer to God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number One:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praying by reading prayer confessions is a simple and effective way to pray to God. Here we learn to pray according to God\u2019s will and perspective, not complaining or whining, but believing that what He said shall come to pass. Prayer should be sprinkled generously with thanksgiving and praise. Using biblically-based confessions assures that He hears us and that we shall have our petitions answered. (1 John 5:14-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear God, thank you that in Jesus, we live\nand move and have our being and that we have the promise of eternal life. I\ndesire to draw closer to You through my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. In His Name,\nI pray. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This devotional is excerpted from Dr. Veronica Winston\u2019s book, 100 Simple Ways to Connect with God<\/em>. To order this convenient, pocket-size book that will help you develop a closer walk with God, click here<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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