God Is With Me

God Is With Me: 

Four Simple Ways to Experience His Presence This Christmas

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”   Matthew 1:23 (NLT)

“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”   Mark 10:15 (NIV)

MY GOD IS WITH ME.

  So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV

…Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.    Hebrews 13:5b (NIV)

HOW DO I EXPERIENCE GOD?

TALK TO HIM

Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.    Psalm 54:2 (NIV)

Do not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.    Philippians 4:6 - 7 (NLT)

LISTEN TO HIM…Listen to [God’s] voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life… Deuteronomy 30:20 (NIV)Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”    Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)

RECEIVE FROM HIM

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.    2 Corinthians 1:3 - 4 (NIV)

 As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you…    Isaiah 66:13a (NIV)

ENJOY HIS PRESENCE

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.    Psalm 16:11 (NIV)I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence. Proverbs 8:30b (NIV)