Redemption Groups :: Week 8

This week was our final meeting and Pastor Jim preached on God’s presence. Oftentimes God’s presence is not always felt. This happens not only in our times of suffering but even after. We propose questions to God like, “Where are you?” or “Where were you?” We never think about the fact that there are times that God could ask us the same questions. In the presence of God we have goodness, security, strength, protection, gladness, joy, and the list goes on. He has not kept anything from us and desires to bestow these things upon us. Stillness in prayer is the closest we will ever get to Eden.Tonight when we broke into groups we shared our psalms with each other and talked about our plans for the future now that Redemptions Groups are coming to an end. It’s actually quite incredible how God has worked. In times of weakness I wonder if I’ve made any progress at all, and then I go back and re-read my first blog and laugh out loud. God has changed my heart entirely. I have unexplainable joy. It’s still a daily battle. Satan cannot create anything new, he can only twist what is already good. Sometimes I still define myself by my suffering and put a label on my head. Sometimes I think I can earn grace. Sometimes I think, “if I don’t physically act on a sinful thought it’s not that big of a deal.” I am still learning that repentance is constant, and that goes for me surrendering myself to him as well. God is so good. He is ultimate. He holds me. He is our hope and He will not let us fall.Find the rest of the blogs in this series here.For more information on Redemption Groups go here.