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Hillbilly

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Gerryb (Great Joy)

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Date Posted: 22:35:22 04/12/13 Fri
In reply to: Hillbilly 's message, "Straying" on 20:21:28 04/12/13 Fri

Thank you. I have a very close personal relationship with God. I call Him my Father and He calls me his son (by adoption). That is about as close as you can get.

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[> Subject: That is great Gerry

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Date Posted: 07:08:39 04/13/13 Sat

I too am His son and He my Father in heaven. The trouble I find is that just as I disappointed my earthly father at times I also have done so with my heavenly Father. When that happens I know it and the closeness we should have is broken. It is up to me to restore that closeness.

David found himself with sin between him and his heavenly Father and had to plead with God in Psalms 51:12, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit."

This is where I find myself from time to time and when I do I, as David, must ask God humbly to restore that joy I had with Him that our closeness might be what it was before I transgressed.