https://drhreflections.com/2026/09/18/not-alone-not-abandoned-ive-got-you/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-09-18T05:11:00+00:00Not Alone, Not Abandoned – I’ve Got YouPromises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 1:7, Hebrews 4:16, Psalms 139:1-12, Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, I can never escape from your Spirit!, Psalms 139:1, You know everything I do, The last of the Mohicans, Chingachgook, Let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, Hebrews 10:22, Draw near to God and he will draw near to you, The Fear of Abandonment, Darkness and light are the same to you, James Fenimore Cooper, Fear of being left alone is one of the most common and deeply ingrained human fears, Not Alone Not Abandoned - I’ve Got You, The Difference Between Appearance and Reality, I Chingachgook - Last of the Mohicans, The Father never abandons His own, James 4:8, Drawing Near to the Father, God’s sanctifying work reveals what still clings to our souls, The Scriptures affirm this life-giving truth, You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Children of the King are called to ongoing confession and cleansing, A Picture of Sanctification, What Happens After Conversion?, You know when I sit down or stand up, Feeling abandoned is not the same as being abandoned, The analogy of lint, You know my thoughts even when I’m far away, Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, The greater danger lies in how we react to fear and allow it to influence our actions, The Invitation and the Refining Process, Receiving Jesus Christ results in the complete forgiveness of our sins, The analogy of washing lint from new fabric aptly describes sanctification, too great for me to understand!, The Continual Cleansing of the Believer, Faith means holding firmly to what is true even when our emotions have not yet caught up to our convictions, O LORD You have searched me and known me, Knowing Truth and Experiencing Truth, His forgiveness is not given grudgingly but willinglyhttps://drhreflections.com/2026/09/17/inspiring-the-heart-to-long-for-god-and-his-word/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-09-17T05:11:00+00:00Inspiring the Heart to Long for God and His WordPromises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, Psalms 119:103, Hebrews 4:12, When I discovered your words I devoured them, Matthew 23:23, As the deer longs for streams of water so I long for you O God, The Danger of Task-Oriented Faith, Humans are most inspired by imagination, Vision and Motivation, I thirst for God the living God, Inspiring the Heart to Long for God and His Word, lasting action stems more from internal desire than from external pressure, Jeremiah 15:16, Your words are my joy and my heart’s delight, Psalms 42:1-2, The Scriptures overflow with a rich and delightful sweetness, Why Longing Surpasses Obligation, The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Genuine delight in the Word of God requires a heart intimately joined to the Father who speaks through it, We encounter God Himself, Approach the Scriptures with the anticipation of meeting the living God, We begin to fall in love with the Father, How can Someone Develop a Genuine Longing for the Scriptures?, As we have our hunger satisfied and our thirst quenched we fall in love with the Scriptures, Often believers view reading the Scriptures as a chore to complete rather than a gift to cherish, Religion had become a collection of assigned duties rather than a longing for the heart of God, aspiration, They delight in the law of the Lord meditating on it day and night, The word of God is alive and powerful It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, Modeling genuine delight in God’s Word, Your words are sweet to my taste sweeter than honey to my mouth, Life apart from the Scriptures becomes unthinkable, Meaningful, What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and Pharisees Hypocrites!, As we taste and delight in the honey of the Word of Godour souls are awakened and nourished, Nurturing a Hunger for the Richness of the Word