An unbeliever can be in trembling and fear of God, begging for Him to deliver him from a situation, some crisis that has come up. This person has evidently heard the Gospel before, and in this crisis God is using it to draw the person to Him. And for all intensive purposes, this person has displayed faith in God, thru Jesus no doubt, and is born again.
But the fear can linger on and on... we still haven't trusted God completely in believing His love for us.
I was a very fearful child. Everything scared me. And so did God. Even Jesus scared me. When I confessed my faith, I still had fear shoving out the love of God.
I love Ephesians, because a couple of places Paul talks about letting God enlighten your heart to God's love, and to know the depth, width, breadth and length of God's love. God knew this was my heartbeat, to know His love. And I joyfully admit that I'm beginning to see God's love in my heart. It's not an emotion or a feeling. It's a real fact.
But the fear can linger on and on... we still haven't trusted God completely in believing His love for us.
I was a very fearful child. Everything scared me. And so did God. Even Jesus scared me. When I confessed my faith, I still had fear shoving out the love of God.
I love Ephesians, because a couple of places Paul talks about letting God enlighten your heart to God's love, and to know the depth, width, breadth and length of God's love. God knew this was my heartbeat, to know His love. And I joyfully admit that I'm beginning to see God's love in my heart. It's not an emotion or a feeling. It's a real fact.