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VirginiaHuguenot wrote: It is so easy and natural, and the devil presses this home often, for us to look to ourselves or to others, rather than to look unto Christ. But we need to remember, Christ is our all in all (Col. 3.11). Think how much God the Father loved us to send His Son to the penalty for our sins. Think how much God the Son loves us to lay down His life for his saints. Think how much the Holy Spirit loves us to comfort us as He does. The love of God for his saints is beyond measure. He calls unto us, and our souls answer. "I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me" (Song of Solomon 7.10). Let not anything stand in the way of that call.
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Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words, and I hope this does not sound sacrilegious, but Christ's death on the cross for me has never been a big motivator. I am certainly thankful for God's grace in my salvation
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Think how much God the Father loved us to send His Son to the penalty for our sins. Think how much God the Son loves us to lay down His life for his saints. Think how much the Holy Spirit loves us to comfort us as He does.
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Does little for me, and I don't think I can ever recount the comfort of God in my life. I am sure he has comforted me and does love me greatly, I just seldom feel it. However I do mourn (sometimes deeply) for my sin, so I know emotions are there.
I do see God's hand in my life and hear as His Spirit bears witness to my spirit but seldom are my emotions involved. I don't think I am deficient as a Christian, but my experience is different. Other things do excite me, like the power of God in holding together the entire universe, thinking of God as an infinite being and the like!