Comments on: What do you need? http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2009/06/what-do-you-need/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:33:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Paul http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2009/06/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-9749 Jonathan Paul Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:04 +0000 http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/?p=191#comment-9749 That's a great way to put it, Alicia; thanks for sharing your thoughts! That's a great way to put it, Alicia; thanks for sharing your thoughts!

]]> By: Alicia http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2009/06/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-9748 Alicia Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:48:14 +0000 http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/?p=191#comment-9748 To put it simply, I think it *is* idealistic. However. I know that God knows me (everyone) best, better than we could ever possibly know ourselves. He really, truly is my best friend, and not in the human sense but rather in the sense that He *knows* me; any situation or crisis that I could possibly go through, He knows and understands better than any human friend possibly could. So He is the one I should take any issue to. He is the one I should speak to first with anything, major or minor. But we humans, we need that connection, that interaction of another human, someone to "touch base with," you know? I mean, it's right there in the Bible that we were not made to be alone. So I guess in that sense God isn't all we need...though really, He should be. How many times do we come away from talking with a friend feeling like we "talked things out" but...are still missing something? I've never really come away from talking to God feeling that way. To put it simply, I think it *is* idealistic. However. I know that God knows me (everyone) best, better than we could ever possibly know ourselves. He really, truly is my best friend, and not in the human sense but rather in the sense that He *knows* me; any situation or crisis that I could possibly go through, He knows and understands better than any human friend possibly could. So He is the one I should take any issue to. He is the one I should speak to first with anything, major or minor. But we humans, we need that connection, that interaction of another human, someone to “touch base with,” you know? I mean, it's right there in the Bible that we were not made to be alone. So I guess in that sense God isn't all we need…though really, He should be. How many times do we come away from talking with a friend feeling like we “talked things out” but…are still missing something? I've never really come away from talking to God feeling that way.

]]> By: Jonathan Paul http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2009/06/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-9743 Jonathan Paul Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:13:38 +0000 http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/?p=191#comment-9743 Thanks, Audra! That's very helpful and makes a lot of sense to me! Thanks, Audra! That's very helpful and makes a lot of sense to me!

]]> By: Audra Krell http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/2009/06/what-do-you-need/comment-page-1/#comment-9742 Audra Krell Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:25:36 +0000 http://jonathanpaulmusic.com/blog/?p=191#comment-9742 Oh yes, it is a very beautiful, deeply romantic idea. The lover of my soul has everything I need and He loves it when He hears that from His children. Yes God created us to need physical interaction and affection, but it all comes from Him, every good and perfect gift comes from Him.<br><br>Growing up when I heard people say that God was all they needed, I got scared and had no idea what they were talking about. Each day reveals a deeper dependency on Him now and I totally get what they are saying. Oh yes, it is a very beautiful, deeply romantic idea. The lover of my soul has everything I need and He loves it when He hears that from His children. Yes God created us to need physical interaction and affection, but it all comes from Him, every good and perfect gift comes from Him.

Growing up when I heard people say that God was all they needed, I got scared and had no idea what they were talking about. Each day reveals a deeper dependency on Him now and I totally get what they are saying.

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