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What does a real saint look like? You might wonder… 😉

15 Wednesday Nov 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Christian Living, Deception, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Entering the Promised Land, fame, Family and Friends, Fellowship with God, Following Jesus, God's Glory, Humility, Humor, Knowing God, Living in the Presence of God, Maturity, Mind of Christ, Ordinary Life, success, Walking in the Spirit

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Just reading Oswald Chambers’ devotional from tomorrow, I was truly hit by what he had to say. I need to admit that it does not happen very often that I appreciate his devotionals because I do not like his sometimes accusatory style of writing (preaching). I am paraphrasing him here a bit, “Do you think you have already arrived? Are you sure you belong to the Lord Jesus? You should not do this … you should not do that… you [seem to do it all wrong – the latter were my words].” This posture reminds me of preachers on the pulpit who seemingly dwell in another, higher spiritual region than their more or less attentive audience does. If we compare such accusations with how often the apostle Paul humbled himself before other, less mature Christians, we might know where and when we must be cautious about believing what we hear or read from other people. Nonetheless, I can tell you whenever Chambers goes over do including himself into what he has to say, I am happy! Lo and behold… below. 😊

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Susanne Schuberth’s Spiritual Diary (Part 5) – “Beholding Him”

28 Saturday Oct 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Building up the Body of Christ, Encouragement, Eros, Fellowship with God, God's Beauty, God's Humor, God's Love, Happiness, Humor, Intimacy with God, joy, Living in the Presence of God, Longing for God, My Spiritual Diary, My Testimony, Prayer, Spiritual Sight, The Fear of God, Walking in the Spirit, Worship in Spirit and Truth

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Photo by Susanne Schuberth

I just decided to translate, edit, and publish another part of my spiritual diary in which I described my everyday experiences with God in the Spirit about seven years ago. The following excerpt can be read in direct succession of Susanne Schuberth’s Spiritual Diary (Part 4) – “A Dream Come True…” Below you will find my try of describing these seemingly contradictory experiences of the love and the fear of God, affecting and smiting you at the same time. If that is not confusing to a human being, I don’t know…

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Worth the Fight… Extending Inner Quietness

08 Tuesday Aug 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Building up the Body of Christ, confusion, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Faith, Family and Friends, God's guidance, Growing in Christ, Humor, joy, My Spiritual Diary, Prayer, Sickness, Spirit vs. Flesh, Submission to God, Suffering and Joy

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Last week I felt a strong nudge to get closer to God and to let go of more and more, partly self-imposed, duties. As a woman, you might know how difficult it is to get rid of old habits and of letting go to care for others (more than they really need it) in order to meet EVERY expectation perfectly. I have also been used to care for my body daily and I sensed that my exhausting workouts tend to make my life more and more burdened. However, I could not get rid of swimming ‘the English Channel’, so to speak. 😉 I do know that I am no longer twenty or thirty and therefore I had begun to take at least one break during the day some years ago. Mostly after dinner I spend time in bed praying. Admittedly, sometimes I fall asleep because of exhaustion. 😉

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God’s humorous guidance

08 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Authority, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Exhortation, Fellowship with God, God's guidance, God's Humor, God's Love, God's Voice, Happiness, Hope, Humor, Intimacy with God, Knowing God, My Spiritual Diary, Resurrection Life, Suffering and Joy, The Fear of God, Trusting God

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What a nice surprise... (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

What a nice surprise…
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Well, basically, I had a day full of back pains and toothaches, but at the end of that day I dare say, “It was a pretty good day, though…” Originally I wanted to go to bed earlier than usual and I told my family about it one hour ago. As I thought about what to do in the following half hour before going to bed, I would ask God if He had any ideas or what HE wanted to do. At first I reflected on reading a bit… or on making a Sudoku puzzle… or not… however, I began with tidying up our flat as Jesus answered my question. “I want to spend time with you!” Wow! That came across pretty forcefully, even passionately. I immediately knew our Lord had spoken and my heart began to flutter in joyful anticipation.

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Love is Obedience, not Feelings

06 Friday Jan 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Abundant Life, Building up the Body of Christ, Christian Living, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Eternal Life, Faith, God's guidance, God's Love, Humor, Mind of Christ, My Spiritual Diary, Obedience, Relax and Chill Out, Submission to God, Suffering and Joy

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After the Sunset... (Photo by Susanne Schuberth, colors enhanced by Michael Clark)

After the Sunset…
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth, colors enhanced by Michael Clark)

Just for clarification, having chosen this particular title, I did not want to suggest that God’s love would not provide a wide range of wonderful feelings, both for our soul and body, that are intrinsic features of an abundant life in Christ (cf. Jn 10:10). Rather, my intention was to point to the fact that our walk with God is often characterized by a lack of good feelings when we find ourselves in another trial where we suffer according to His will. We might also call our walk with Him in these times a mere walk of faith. It is in these times where we learn to trust in what we cannot see (yet) and in what we cannot understand (yet).

Ha! While writing I just had an interesting experience with God I want to share with you.

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Waiting on God…

08 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Christian Mystics, Deception, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Following Jesus, God's guidance, God's Love, Holy Spirit, Humor, Intercession, Living in the Presence of God, Love, My Spiritual Diary, Relax and Chill Out, Satan, Spirit vs. Flesh, The World, Walking in the Spirit

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View from Zirndorf's Tower 'Alte Veste'/Bavaria (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

View from Zirndorf’s Tower ‘Alte Veste’/Bavaria
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

This morning as I was searching for a quote from Corrie ten Boom which I had found on my German daily kitchen calendar, I discovered many others in the English language on the internet. However, the one I was looking for was not among them.  😉 In this particular quote Corrie said it so well, “You won’t lose time if you wait on God.” Isn’t it true that our old nature wants to see things been done, if possible all at once… so that we can rest AFTERWARDS? Has it ever occurred to you that God might have forgotten about your concerns since you prayed and prayed… but nothing seemed to have happened?

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The Way of the Church is a Dead-End Street

26 Friday Feb 2016

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Being Born Again, Being Set Free, Entering His Rest, Entering the Promised Land, God's Humor, Humor, Life in the Kingdom of God, Living in the Presence of God, My Spiritual Diary

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Kirchenweg ("Church Way") in Oberfürberg/Bavaria (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Kirchenweg (“Church Way”) in Oberfürberg/Bavaria
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

If I jotted down everything I experienced with God lately, it would turn out an overwhelmingly lengthy post. And I do not want my readers to be bored stiff. So, I hope God helps me to put it as briefly as possible and as detailed as necessary. And maybe, I can raise a smile or two from my readers because of my crazy experiences with God.

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My Sheep Hear My Voice

12 Monday Oct 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Discerning the Spirits, Fellowship with God, Following Jesus, God's Love, God's Voice, Humor, My Spiritual Diary

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My Sheep Hear My Voice (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

My Sheep Hear My Voice
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If we have ever been in love, we know that hearing the voice of the one whom we love can make our heart flutter with anticipation. Well, one might object here that this is a common human experience, however, does it apply to our experience of hearing God just the same? Jesus said,

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” (Jn 10:27 ESV)

This is a promise, a statement that assures us that His sheep can discern His voice from others. Jesus “knows” them, i.e., He loves them, and we might assume as well that their love causes them to follow Him eventually. Although there might be many voices every day that talk to us without interruptions, there must be something special about the voice of the One who created us. In order to illustrate what I just tried to explain, I will share my latest “sheep experience” with you. 😉

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The old self cannot really love…

05 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Being Set Free, Dying to Self, Encouragement, God's Love, Healing, Humor, Knowing God, Psychology, Self-knowledge

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Well... Which Self to Choose? ;-)  (Cartoon taken from http://mylifeintupperware.blogspot.de/2012/04/feeding-right-dog.html)

Well… Which Self to Choose? 😉
(Cartoon taken from http://mylifeintupperware.blogspot.de/2012/04/feeding-right-dog.html)

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Mt 7:11 ESV)

Boy, who would have thought that our Old Adam and Eve are evil persons who can do good things, to be sure, yet cannot truly love due to their immanent wretchedness? But wait…can’t they love somehow, though? We know from our own experience that every human being can fall in love which is a wonderful thing, however, it’s still selfish love. Since as soon as the beloved person rejects the one who still looks through rose-colored glasses, love as it was before is over. And that we love our children is normal, too, isn’t it? Even if they reject us one day.

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HE knows I’m bad and I know it, too (wink wink)

03 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Being Set Free, Dying to Self, Encouragement, Humor, Inspiration, Knowing God, My Spiritual Diary, New Self, Relax and Chill Out, Self-knowledge, Suffering and Joy

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Nothing But Snowflakes... (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Nothing But Snowflakes…
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Yes, it’s no coincidence that my headline might remind you, not only a bit, of Michael Jackson’s song “Bad”.

Meanwhile I really KNOW that our God is funny despite all the pain His presence has caused my old self which dies hard (oh – another allusion).  😉 The pain of being deeper and deeper exposed in His light as a true “nothingness” in God’s and in my own eyes (cf. Romans 7), finally means the beginning of real freedom. The freedom to admit every bad thought at once – and you might be surprised, but there are ONLY bad thoughts springing from the old self. The freedom I experience today is so different from anything I knew before that I thought I should share it with you.

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