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It’s possible that you’ve stumbled upon this little blog, and are wondering about all this “divine encounter” talk.
The premise of my writing — no, really of my entire life — is that God, the Creator of the Universe, wants to be in a relationship with people, His creation. That’s why He made us in the first place. And it’s the only way we will be truly fulfilled in life. Because it’s what we were made for.
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My goal for this blog
If you’re like most of my readers, you have a strong belief in the God of the Bible, and you are aware that this belief should impact your life in significant ways.
I know how you feel! My primary goal as I add words to the blogosphere in this space is to point people toward intimacy with God in a relationship that affects how we think and what we say and what we do. A relationship that impacts life at home, life at work, life in community, and life in the world.
If this resonates with you as it does with thousands of others who visit A Divine Encounter each month, you’re in the right place!
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5 Clues That God is Changing Your Course
10 Scriptures for Hurting Hearts
How to be Happily Married in a World of Unhappy Marriages
The Introvert’s Guide to Hospitality
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Hello Jennifer, I can’t find an email address, can you please email me at carrie@amothersshadow.com. I LOVE your blog and would love to chat with you. Thank you for your time. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
I sent you an email, Carrie! I look forward to being in touch with you. 🙂
Hi Jennifer, we’re connected on pinterest, I finally made it over! I am excited! Haha! God bless you today very specially in Jesus name ❤
Hi, Janelle, and welcome! I truly thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to say hello! Interacting with other Christ-followers is one of my very favorite parts of this blogging thing I do. 🙂
Hi Jennifer,
Thank you so much for the great job you are doing! The Word of God is the most powerful tool any christian needs and I find your posts inspiring and encouraging!
God bless you!
Hello, Imeh, and welcome! Thank you for taking the time to leave this kind note of encouragement. I pray that the blog is a blessing to you, and that I would always be faithful in my writing to point you toward our Savior.
Love your blog. So thankful I found you
Thank you so much, Rosie! I’m thrilled that the Lord allowed our paths to cross. I’d love to keep in touch with you via email; if you’d like that, too, you can sign up here.
I’m really enjoying your blog so far and I just found it today! Definitely going to bookmark and subscribe. Thank you for what you are doing. All glory to God.
Hi, Danielle, and welcome! I’m so glad you found some encouragement here today. I praise the Lord for allowing our paths to cross, and I pray that He would lead you to abide in His love, and that your fruitfulness would abound.
Are we really entitled to anything at all?what about the faithfulness of our spouse?
Hi, Joseph! It sounds like perhaps you’ve been reading this post about entitlement; you’ve asked a great question on this topic. Some would say that yes, of course we’re entitled to the faithfulness of a spouse, and I absolutely understand that perspective. But at the very heart of the issue, I’m not sure even that is true.
“Entitled” refers to being inherently deserving of a right or privilege. What makes a person – for purposes of illustration, let’s call him Bill – inherently deserving of the right to have a faithful spouse? Bill might say that his faithfulness toward his wife makes him inherently deserving of her faithfulness. But can Bill (or any of us) actually say he’s been completely faithful to his spouse at all times? Jesus states in Matthew 5:28 that a lustful look is adultery of the heart. Compared with the physical act of adultery, we might say adultery of the heart is not a big deal. But compared with the completely pure holiness of God, adultery of the heart is nothing short of wickedness, which means Bill falls far short of true faithfulness, as do all of us.
These are some initial thoughts on the matter. I hope they clarify my position. Please feel free to respond if you have further questions, or if you disagree, as I’m eager to be corrected if I’m wrong. Thanks for your thoughtful question!
By God`s Grace I have found your web site, at a time when I really need to connect with my Lord and Savior! Thank you for being the answer to my PRAYER! Thank You Lord Jesus!
I’m so glad you were blessed here! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. I’m thankful the Lord allowed our paths to cross.
Problems with human sexuality can be caused by a society that is overly obsessed with sexuality. Yes, God made human sexuality for married people. God designed sexuality for married people because He designed sexuality for a man and women who love one another and are committed to remaining married even if their lives are not perfect by the latest social definition. God designed sex and gives guidelines because He tell us how to treat our bodies in a healthy manner. I hate to sound so crude, but people who engage in sexual relationship with everyone they desire are more prone to contracting sexually transmitted diseases. And that is beyond the typical disease that are defined as STDs. Yes, some forms of cancer can be caused by a person having indiscriminate sex with everyone they want to have sex with to fulfill their desires.
God designed sex for married people for procreation and for pleasure. But. God did not give us a sex manual so we can be sure we are getting enough pleasure out of our married sex lives. Sorry, even some well- intentioned Christian leaders are now taking the secular view of total sexual fulfillment and putting it in a Christian context so married people can get the sexual pleasure they deserve. And that points back to the societal view that all sexual expression must be totally satisfying and fulfilling by secular sexual standards.
YES, there are people who are born with an imbalance of the “right” amount of hormones as typical to their given gender. Does this mean they should have sex with their chosen gender and with whomever they want to outside of the God-given perimeters of marriage? NO. People with hormonal imbalances should seek treatment from a medical doctor, and/or choose to remain celibate in their lives. What about the Apostle Paul or Jesus? Were their lives incomplete and worthless because they were not married and enjoying perfect sexual fultillment? NO. And how many married couples enjoy perfect sexual fulfillment during all the years of their lives? How many blessed married couple have honeymoon sexuality all of their lives? And can a marriage survive without sex because of health issues and such? Should aged married couples engage in extramarital or perverted sex so they can be perfectly sexually fulfilled all of their lives? NO.
And what about children who have been sexually molested by adults who are frustrated because they are not being totally sexually satisfied as defined by society? Then those children as sexually abused and scared for life because our society is obsessed with sex and/or some people use abusive sex as a form of crime and evil? Sexual crimes doe have complex have complex origins. BUT, it can be partially traced back to a society that is obsessed with sex. And, how many teenagers have contracted STDs because society has told them they cannot be happy unless they have experienced sex before they are able to accept the responsibilities of married adult life? And how young adult have committed suicide over gender related issues that are wrongly fueled by a society obsessed with sex? Far too many.
Wake up society, sex is not the purpose of life. Time to return to Godly values.
AnaMarie Jordan
Hello, AnaMarie, and thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. You’re exactly right in that our culture is obsessed with sex, as though it was an essential aspect of our purpose and our fulfillment.