"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"

Father God, thank you for the love of the truth you have given me. Please bless me with the wisdom, knowledge and discernment needed to always present the truth in an attitude of grace and love. Use this blog and Northwoods Ministries for your glory. Help us all to read and to study Your Word without preconceived notions, but rather, let scripture interpret scripture in the presence of the Holy Spirit. All praise to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Ozzone 11-10 > Do your aims and ideas get in the way of what God is doing through you?

 



So, if God tells us what He is doing in our lives, it is because He trusts us to not go running off and doing things in our own strength. Otherwise, He doesn't trust us, which is a pretty safe place to be.


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

#Ozzone 11-5> We must experience the sufferings of Christ, or we are of little use to Him

 


In the seeking of temporal rewards, avoiding identifying in the sufferings of Christ, we limit our rewards in Eternity. Some will have great rewards; some will have much less so. You can have many of your rewards here and now if you insist and refuse Christ’s sufferings, but you may not see them in Eternity. The things God could have done with you may not get done, or He may have to equip someone else to do them.

Friday, June 6, 2025

Ozzone 11-3> I have to give up my right to myself to become one with Christ. My right to myself is my individuality which masks my personality.

 



‘Surrender means breaking the shell of my individual independence from God’ – another way of expressing this might be - Surrender means breaking my independence from God by cracking the shell of my individuality.

Remember, individuality is the counterfeit of personality. It is personality that loves, obeys, and creates. It is individuality that says, “I can’t, or I won’t," and therefore inhibits our ability to become one with Christ.


Monday, May 26, 2025

#Ozzone 11-1 > Are you merrily driving down the Freeway of Life, or are you of value to God?

 


As a Christian, are you on the Freeway of Life like most of the traffic? God wants you to take the next exit, to get out on the byways and the back roads where real people live. People die on freeways, but nobody lives on one. Get out onto the dirt roads through the mountains and valleys. God has people there for you to meet and reveal Himself to. It might not be the most pleasant drive; you may even break down at times. But God will be with you, and you will be of use to Him and to others.

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Ozzone 10-31> If your faith is weak, it is because you don’t know God as you should

 


Pulling The bottom out of your experience is like God pulling the rug out from under you and knocking you to your knees. Another way to look at it is through the lens of St. John of the Cross’s “The Dark Night of the Soul.”