Nobody likes to be hated. But Jesus tells His followers to expect to be hated. Don't worry though, it is not because of you it is because of HIM.

Spend 6:21 with me to understand WHY this should be no surprise. It will change everything.

Generally, God seeks to be known. He has information that we would do well to pursue. Is it actually "secret" information?

Listen 6 minutes today to hear how God makes Himself known by us humans.

Receiving the attention of the Lord is one thing, but to receive his AFFECTION is another. Today He'll clarify who He views as FRIENDS. It is a concept that is so wonderful that the humble writers of the New Testament cannot even bear to say it.

If you'd like to be a friend of God, listen 7 minutes. Subscribe to stay a friend tomorrow.

God quite appropriately loves Himself. For me, this is not that hard to understand. What is harder for me to swallow is that God loves us when we are quite unlovely. He has a decided-affection for us.

Join me for 7 minutes to hear that this love, though it may be undeserved, is NOT UNAPPRECIATED.

For some, today's meditation will be a call to "STRENGTHEN the ABIDE". That is, to attend to the habits of service, awe, and worship. Abiding involves effort. It is not for sissies.

For others, today is to BRIDGE THE DIVIDE. Aggressively use the relationship of abiding to humbly ask the Lord. The abider wants what the Lord wants. The abider asks for what is on the heart of the Lord.

Who would you ask for, if you knew that your prayer would not fail?

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Attachment, for the first time is Belief, having faith, and receiving Him. Abiding is the process of ongoing relationship that happens after the attaching for the first time

Abiding is the continual, observable efforts of relationship building w God.

Abiding is not for sissies. Listen 7 minutes please.

Abiding is the continual, observable efforts of relationship building with God. It is in the small stuff that He is pleased. Don't be surprised by one thing: the EFFORT, the volitional action of it.

The Lord is please with the person who is please to ABIDE in Him.

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The Lord is pleased with the person who is pleased to be pruned. Desiring His good work of removing the unfruitful stuff is a marker for Christian family members.

Discipline is a love language of God. Pruning is a love language of God. One of MY love languages towards God is to be please to be pruned. Listen exactly 7 minutes:

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