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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 to including himself into what he has to say, I am happy! Lo and behold… below. 😊

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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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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…
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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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Susanne Schuberth’s Spiritual Diary (Part 2) – “When I was biking…”

27 Saturday Dec 2014

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Encouragement, Faith, Fellowship with God, Healing, Humor, My Spiritual Diary, Seeking God, Wisdom

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Cycling Come What May  (Photo Credits http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2012/oct/26/winter-cycling-tactics-alaska)

CYCLING COME WHAT MAY
(Photo Credits http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2012/oct/26/winter-cycling-tactics-alaska)


December 23, 2014 (Tuesday)

In the afternoon when I was biking, I suddenly got a strange tooth ache caused by an inflammation of the nerves which normally lasts for a few days (at least). Since I was frustrated with God today more than once, I was not in the mood of a humble prayer. Instead I tried to ignore Him. However, I got more and more mad at God because of the pain while riding and I had to talk with someone about it.

Outside of the city and even beyond the bounds of smaller villages, there were only God and me. So, with whom could I have talked about my anger? But the only thing I told Him was, “Oh, another pain? Not only in my heart as almost always – okay… You are God, You can do as you wish and can I do nothing about it.”
Shortly afterwards I thought about praying for healing, but NO – that was not a good idea, and it was certainly not mine as I declared by turning to Him again, “You know that I have no faith in such things any longer.” Actually, there was a time when I had this kind of faith, but that was long ago. So I kept on riding.

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What is inspiration, then?

21 Monday Jul 2014

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in God's Love, Humor, Inspiration, Walking in the Spirit

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An Uninspired Pic  (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

An Uninspired Pic
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This is one of those days when God directly has been showing me what divine inspiration is all about.

I awoke with wanting to write an article about “The Temptations of Spiritual Gurudom”. Thinking about that very issue for a certain time, I felt losing interest in it (yaaaaawn…..) and sensed God pointing me to another topic dealing with practical tips for deepening one’s prayer life.
After a few hours and some “normal” work I had to do, the prayer thing was completely gone and there was a strong rebuke on my mind regarding those who continually commit thought theft by processing ideas and spiritual content from others on the web.

And now?

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