Every day, every year, each of us is making decisions that often dictate what we should do, or where we should go, at a critical life-point requiring our next decisive steps in life(e.g. should  I change jobs, undergo recommended chemotherapy, do the medical operation?).  Looking from the high plateaus at today’s shaken world view, doesn’t help us reach the peace-giving decisions we long for.  You see, our problem is not so much the high plateau we are looking from, but rather, we are looking to walk through our life surrounded by a field of hidden, buried, scary, landmines into which we are born.  When we know God, we recognize His enemies, too, so we know the Devil is the master of the planet's roads, leading to deception and lies. To see the Right Roads leading instead to  a lush , peaceful oasis where life is finally boiled down to a peaceful snooze in your favorite hammock anchored to your leafy, fruit- laden pear tree waiting to plop a juicy, sweet fruit  on to your lap, usually requires some trusting help.  Finding escape out of the mine field requires a different view.  In fact, our escape still requires a world view but one not surrounded by landmines – a view from a higher plateau than the one in which we’re born into.

I can look for a clear, unobstructed view when God is providing the "escape map" out of the mine field; God's map is never wrong for those who know HIM. It takes time to fully realize that HE and His eyes are always there in the minefield with you. You are never alone, HE tells you that in His Bible ( Hebrews 13:5, Joshua 1:9) but eventually, He and His Spirit become part of you and inside you, re-making your heart.  His presence is strong like the sinew binding your body parts together.  In such a way His compass becomes your compass.  It’s then His plateau becomes your plateau.  I call this view God’s Plateau.  From that view there is only peace and joy-never fear of hidden mines.  Don’t we all want that view to get out of the hidden dangers in the minefield?  God's Plateau is the best way, everyday.  GO THERE WHEN YOU NEED THE RIGHT MAP!

Did you ever think about how God communicates to us in this modern high tech communications era without a cell phone?  Today many God-loving Christians need their cell phone all-day, every day in order to communicate within their social, business and family network. The answer to this question seems important, especially to those of us who from time to time pray to God asking for His help, or for answers we need from Him. Certainly, God created the biggest and broadest communications broadband in the universe. Our cell phone is simply a device that enables us to enter His broadband. God’s problem is we don’t seem to understand that God is communicating all the time, day and night.

It’s clear God doesn’t need any device because He is in his broadband spectrum, all the time.

When we pray, He immediately hears our prayer and immediately issues His answer. Many times we pray in our cars while driving to work in busy traffic. Our car radio could be loudly playing the latest news and our favorite music while our attention is focused on driving as we talk to God.  This scenario explains much about why we feel and often claim, God doesn’t answer us. The truth is we sincerely prayed, but didn’t wait to listen for His answer. God answers me and every believer through His Spirit. If you will get quiet you will hear the Spirit of God’s voice, often called a still small voice, in your heart, or called the inward witness. Be sure what you hear agrees with God’s Word, since everything from the Spirit always agrees with GOD’S Word. God’s Word is a seed containing all His answers. Knowing the Word can keep us out of trouble when we are hearing His Spirit. We need to study God’s WORD to know what’s true and the real truth as He believes.

The Bible scripture, John 16:13, explains how God’s Spirit who lives inside all believing Christians, brings help to us. ”Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth:  for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.”

Sometimes the clearest answer is simply a sense of peace just when you need it most.  In this sense we should expect God’s answers because “We’ve been given all things, which includes the promise of the fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 6:22 (joy, peace, long, suffering, gentleness, faith).   Always remember that there are communication signals floating in us, around us, everywhere, but we can’t see them.  God is in them. When we need them all we do is click a receiver e.g. (radio, TV) “on” and they, like our prayers to God, are actively ready to work for us. Take time after you seek God. Don’t forget He has made you a precious member of His family. Listen closely for His Spirit, and thank Him for your unbreakable family connection. Ask His Spirit to speak to your heart. As a believer, God is always present for you and with you. He said, ”I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU.”  Hebrews 13:5

My original blog in May was attempting to encourage believing Christian readers to develop an intimate relationship with their Creator-God who wants a close, daily, conversation with all His kids, wherever they are.  Although He is a spirit, and so pure He can’t even look at evil, but He only sees His children through His eyes of love.  Scripture teaches that God is love: (1 John 4:8 ) when we think of what the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans, teaching “If God be for us, who can be against us”? (Romans 8:31).  Living in our fallen world, surrounded by people whose lives are controlled by those who don’t know the Christian God as the genuine Creator of them and their star-filled universe, and our perfectly beautiful, planet, the idea of a powerful being who is for me, has a lot of appeal. – not that I’m more special or lovable, than any other person.  To the God who experts agree is the personification of Love , nothing or no one surpasses his thinking of what real love is, the essence, or value of being selfless is truly & fully understood only by God Himself. When we talk to Him we get an inner revelation about His true nature, which is why He gave us the Bible in the first place.-- to know Him.

As we commune daily with Him, some of what He is will begin to show us true love at work. Most of us want to believe His words in scripture when He says I will never leave you nor forsake you.”  (Heb. 13:5)

Now that sounds like the Father all of us want. What is more astounding is shown to us in Romans  9: 9 where we learn nothing of any kind can ever separate us from the love of God. That’s my kind of love. I guess we would call that kind of love truly eternal!

You may ask: “I’ve been disobeying God as a grown-up person. Why should He want to talk to me?

Many of our impressions about God result from wrong teachings from the past when persons had no ability to study current, up-to-date interpretations from scholars, and this caused misunderstood  doctrines that were continuously passed between generations. The following example illustrates this point:

Nearly all of Christian religion teaches that our continuing relationship with the Lord depends on our performance. That’s not true Christianity.  When you study or read scripture, (2 Corinthians 5:19) you learn that God no longer imputes sin to us, because of Christ.  God’s love is unconditional, not proportional to your performance. Check it out, and discover you’ve been set free from religious bondage! You are free, indeed!

Talk with God, your spiritual Father,

And be blessed,

Dan Kreutz

This is a new blog attempting to begin dialogues that over time will lead to an increasingly accurate understanding of God, His true nature and His plans for everything in His creation.  If you don’t believe in the Christian God and His reality, then this blog will hold little value for you, unless you really want to settle your mind over the issue of God’s role between you and me and the Christmas tree.

It’s not the purpose of this blog to proselytize our readers. Instead, it is our aim to demonstrate and teach that the Christian Worldview is both an intellectually and morally superior alternative to the tired dogmas of secularism. As true believers we are tied forever to the  Creator of everything in the universe and the too-many–to- count galaxies and still exciting undiscovered systems not yet visible, waiting to be found. Think of it, surely there must be new types of nearly invisible atoms, neutrons, electrons or other tiny particle-sized, yet powerful, elements to which God has not yet led us to discover.

When we begin to know God, our Maker, one of the subtle, or lesser realized benefits, of a growing relationship with God is that we begin to sense His daily presence. At this point in our relationship we begin to know His nature, as one that provides us constantly emerging wonders about our life the equally wonder-filled life He is making possible for our future.

When we begin to know His nature, the childlike wonders God has for us are never lost, never disappear because they are always with us. Truly we begin seeing His world more as He does. We begin seeing His universes from a softer, less cluttered, more purposeful perspective.

Since God is universally understood by believing Christians as the genuine personification of love, a softer, caring, concerned, God should be the kind of friend we expect and wish deeply to know. Countless Scriptures God has made available to us tell how we can know Him. His blessings and His Spirit are with us always! Start every morning knowing surely He cares for you every minute. Write down this word from Him…He said, “I will never leave you or forsake you”. (Heb. 13:5) He has much more, even greater things, to tell you about the joyous life with Him….He will answer more soon about His hopes for your relationship, so stay available for him as He wants very much to tell you next what gifts you’ve been missing each day.

Being God, He is after all a people person first. Praise Him for that!

Bless you richly!!