Introduction.

This topic is close to my heart because, for many years, I was missing the mark in this very area. When I talk to people about these things, I find that it’s where most others are missing it too. Often, when I begin a conversation about God, someone will say something like, “When I get my life in order” or “When I straighten things out, then I’ll get right with God.” That mindset, however, is the exact opposite of what the Bible teaches. People think this way because they don’t truly understand who God is. Most people today are floating somewhere between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, or they’re blending the two together. This can make the Bible seem confusing and contradictory. On one hand, we see a God in the Old Testament who appears harsh and shows wrath. On the other hand, we have Jesus, who we know is God, demonstrating nothing but love, kindness, forgiveness, and compassion. As you’re reading this, I want to invite the real God to reveal Himself to you. It’s only when we truly understand who He is that we can have an intimate relationship with Him, built on trust and love—not fear and performance. If you think you need to get your life in order or start living in some holy way before beginning a relationship with God, you’ve misunderstood the heart of the Bible. I pray that the Holy Spirit uses what you’re reading right now to change your perspective of God from whatever traditions or past things you may have thought about Him, to the truth that’s revealed in His Word that makes people free. (John 8:32 – “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”) Just this verse in John alone should make us question… if whatever I think I know about God isn’t ‘making me free,’ maybe it’s worth exploring whether or not I know the truth about Him.

You aren’t capable of getting your act together.

I don’t mean to step on anyone’s toes or offend anyone with what I’m about to say, but it needs to be said to make this point clear. What I’m about to share might challenge the theology of some of you who hold tightly to religious ideas. The Bible was written by over 40 different authors, and most of them were far from “perfect” saints. Consider this: Cain killed Abel, yet God showed mercy and even protected Cain. Noah got drunk. Abraham lied about his wife, telling people she was his sister. Moses killed a man. David committed adultery with Uriah’s wife and then arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle. Paul, who wrote nearly half of the New Testament, was a leading Pharisee who persecuted Christians and consented to many of their deaths. Yet God used these people in mighty ways. When He began working through them, they weren’t instantly perfect either—they still made mistakes, just as you and I do. The key is that they recognized who God was, understood their need for Him, and submitted to Him as Lord of their lives. When you do that, God will show you mercy, accept you how you are, and use you for His purposes, no matter your past or imperfections. The most important thing is that we take this action of turning to Him. Making Him your Lord and Savior, accepting His gift of forgiveness and redemption. This is what repentance truly means—turning to God, understanding His ways are right and ours aren’t. And we must do this exactly how we are, right now, instead of pretending that someday, when we’re better behaved, we’ll finally be “ready” to come to Him. God will accept you just as you are, but He won’t leave you that way. Once you allow Him into your life, His power will begin to transform you. You’ll find yourself effortlessly changing—more so than you ever could by trying your hardest on your own, without Him. One pastor put it this way- If you let God in and truly submit your life to Him, you’ll live more holy on accident than you ever could on purpose without Him. That pastor's ministry has helped countless people recover from addiction and he tells them the most radical thing. He will tell them, just come as you are and listen to the gospel and if you want to do drugs, do drugs, but don’t stop coming and don’t stop listening to the Word of God. He says if you’ll let God into your heart and listen to His Word, you can do all the drugs you want to because you won’t ever want to again. Remarkably, that ministry has seen thousands of people come to Christ and leave their addictions behind. Why? Because the power of the Holy Spirit got inside of them and made supernatural transformation.

But this leads us to the issue. Most people aren’t making this move. They aren’t turning to God and letting Him in to do His perfect work, and I strongly believe that for most of us, this is because we have such wrong ideas about God that we’re in fear or condemnation and we avoid Him. So let’s talk about who God really is and see if it doesn’t change that.

Sovereignty of God doctrine.

If you believe that God sovereignly controls every little thing that happens in this world—a belief that is probably the most dominant doctrine in the body of Christ today—you’re likely going to have a very poor impression of God. I do accept the sovereignty of God if we define it according to the dictionary: sovereignty means “first in rank, order, or authority.” I believe God is at the top of the chain of command—almighty and all-powerful. No one tells God what to do. However, if you think that God causes everything that happens in this world or that everything requires His approval before it can occur, that’s simply not true. In James 4, scripture asks, “From where do wars and fighting come among you?” If you follow the idea of sovereignty that is so rampant today, you might assume they come from God. But James continues, explaining that these things come from our own lusts. It’s not God who starts wars or causes these terrible things to happen. People often ask, “Why did God let my loved one die?” The truth is, God didn’t let your loved one die. God is not the cause of these tragedies. He is the creator of perfection, but humanity has brought sickness, disease, heartache, and all kinds of suffering upon itself through sin and rebellion. While I don’t have the time to fully teach on the sovereignty of God in this teaching, this is an essential topic to understand, and we’ll dive deeper into it another time. For now, consider this: if you believe God is the author of every bad thing that happens, you can’t logically be upset with me for challenging your doctrine because, by that logic, I wouldn’t even be able to teach this if God didn’t want me to! Anyone who holds to this doctrine has to draw the line somewhere. They’ll say, “Well, God isn’t causing sexual abuse or murder, but…” Either God is entirely sovereign in the way they claim, or He isn’t, and their definition of sovereignty needs adjusting. This misunderstanding about God’s sovereignty is critical because it directly affects how you view God and relate to Him. If you believe God lets people die because they didn’t read their Bible enough, didn’t tithe enough, or didn’t meet some other religious requirement, it will deeply impact your confidence in Him. You might think, I believe He CAN do anything, but I don’t know if He WILL do anything for me. This type of thinking comes from a conscience that condemns you, making you feel unworthy of God’s blessings—and honestly, you aren’t worthy! None of us are. But here’s the good news: God’s blessings are not tied to your performance. This is the essence of the New Covenant under which we now live—thank God for that! Romans 5:19 reminds us that through the obedience of one man, Jesus Christ, we were made righteous. And 2 Corinthians 5:21 echoes this, teaching us that Jesus took our sins and gave us His righteousness! The idea that God works in your life in proportion to how holy you are is a complete misunderstanding of His nature and character. Some even claim that God sends tsunamis, hurricanes, and other natural disasters to enact His judgment on people. If that were true, God would no longer be just or righteous because, as 1 John 2:2 teaches, all the judgment for the sins of the entire world was placed upon Jesus. And where do you think this misconception is most perpetuated? Sadly, it’s not by unbelievers but by the Church itself. While we can excuse unbelievers for writing off natural disasters as “acts of God” in contracts, the Church misrepresents the true nature and character of God more than anyone else. This is a sad reality, and I want to be clear: I am not against the Church. There are many good churches and pastors out there. But, unfortunately, not everyone representing God is doing so accurately or according to scripture, and when this happens, they’re doing way more harm than they are good. Leading more people away from God than to Him.

So who is God really?

I was born again when I was nine years old. At the time, my family attended a Baptist church, and I remember feeling deeply conflicted. I had an experience with God that I’ll never forget. While I don’t recall much from my childhood, this moment stands out vividly. I knelt beside my parents’ bed as my mom and dad prayed with me, and I genuinely felt God’s presence. But as I continued attending church, the God I heard about there didn’t match the God I had encountered through my personal experience with Him. As a child, I assumed that the people teaching me at church knew better than I did, so I accepted what they said. But as I grew up and began making wrong choices, instead of turning to God, I turned away from Him. Why? Well I take responsibility for making poor choices of course, but I made those because I wasn’t in communion with God at the time and I believe the leading cause of that was because of the way people had misrepresented Him to me. I feared rejection, condemnation, and being unworthy of His love. I think many of you can relate to that feeling of unworthiness. And it’s true—we are unworthy! Looking back, it’s clear that the teaching I received at that Baptist church was missing a lot of the New Testament, especially the prominent doctrine of grace. Grace, which is central to the New Covenant, seemed almost entirely overlooked. Now, as I’ve come full circle, I’ve realized that many churches today are still missing parts of the New Testament. Much of the body of Christ is caught somewhere between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant, without fully understanding what the New Covenant means or how it applies to their lives. It wasn’t until about three years ago that I finally discovered the truth for myself in God’s Word. I began to see who He really is, and what’s amazing is that the understanding I had of Him as a nine-year-old—before the church influenced my thinking—was completely right. On the other hand, the perception I was given by the pastors and teachers at my church was entirely wrong, and, sadly, completely opposite to scripture. I’m not here to condemn anyone, but the Word of God showed me why I knew who He was, even as a child (Hebrews 8:10-13). When I truly got a revelation of who God is, everything changed. I spent several months seeking God, dedicating hours every day to prayer and study. During that time, God revealed Himself to me in a way that transformed my life forever. I was on cloud nine. At night, I would lay in bed for hours, simply saying, “Thank you, God. Thank you for what you’ve done for me. Thank you for loving me just as I am. Thank you that Your love isn’t based on what I’ve done but on what Jesus did for me!” Over and over, I expressed my gratitude, and the peace I felt was indescribable—a peace beyond human words. There are a couple of scriptures that capture this transformation. 2 Corinthians 3:18 being one of them that explains that when we see God for who He really is, His power transforms us into His image. This transformation isn’t something we do on our own; it happens when we simply see and behold Him. That’s why scripture says, “No man can see God and live.” It’s not because God will strike you dead! If we were to see Him in all His glory and power, we wouldn’t be able to continue existing in this finite, human state. We would be instantly transformed into His image. While that’s not fully possible in our physical bodies, the degree to which we see Him and gain revelation of who He is determines how much we are transformed into His likeness. If our lives aren’t reflecting Him—if we’re dealing with sickness, poverty, anger, depression, or other struggles—it’s because we haven’t truly seen Him in that area of our lives. I’ll share an example. A woman who was listening to a similar teaching on the True Nature of God a few years ago had been battling cancer. During a detailed teaching on Isaiah 53 and 54, she had a vision of Jesus taking her cancer away. At that moment, she saw Him in her life and received what she had been praying for—instantly. It wasn’t that Jesus suddenly decided to heal her; it was that she finally believed in His promises and saw Him for who He is. Afterward, she started studying Isaiah 52, 53, and 54, and God revealed even more to her. Medical follow-ups confirmed that her cancer was completely gone. I know some might think, “That sounds too good to be true,” but it’s not. This is how God works. If you could see Jesus bearing your sins, suffering for you, and taking your pain upon Himself, any doubt or fear about receiving His promises would vanish. If you truly understood how much He loves you, you’d know He will never let you down. When our trust is in Him like that, His power flows into our lives, and we receive the things He has already provided. And that’s where I believe a lot of us are missing it. We’re wanting God to do something, not realizing that He’s already done more than we could ever imagine and we have to learn through His Word how to receive those blessings! Unfortunately, religion has misrepresented God in so many ways. People blame God for killing people, causing disasters, and bringing trouble into the world. Some Christians even preach that if America doesn’t repent, God will destroy this nation. But that idea is completely contrary to scripture. Yes, America is ungodly—extremely so—but all of our punishment was placed upon Jesus. If God were to judge America, He would have to apologize to Jesus because scripture says He is not imputing our sins against us (2 Corinthians 5:19) and that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). This doesn’t mean we’re secure; we’ve been in the process of destroying ourselves, and we desperately need revival and change. But blaming God for these things is a misrepresentation of His nature. If your relationship with God is driven by fear—because you think He’s angry or punitive—then it loses all joy. (scripture says in His presence is fullness of joy and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore! Psalm 16:11) The Bible says that fear has torment, and many Christians today are tormented. They serve God out of obligation rather than love and gratitude, and this prevents them from receiving His promises (yes, I mean what you read. The difference between us receiving His promises and not receiving them is primarily based on where our heart is at on the matter since we receive by faith). Misconceptions about God’s nature hinder our ability to fully trust Him.

I’ve been talking about how beholding God transforms us, and this ties into what I’ve heard called “effortless change.” I don’t have time to go into all the details of that right now either, but it’s one of the most important teachings I’ve ever come across. Religion often teaches behavior modification, but God’s Word teaches that when we receive what He has already done for us, His power transforms us from the inside out. Every time I’ve tried to change myself, I’ve failed. But when I finally said, “God, I can’t do this on my own, but I want to receive everything You have for me,” everything changed. Like I mentioned earlier, I started living more holy by accident than I ever did by trying to do it on my own. That’s God’s plan, and it’s the only one that works. My hope is that after hearing this, others will find the same peace and joy in the Lord that I found. I hope you’ll see Him for who He really is, not the misrepresentation of Him that others may have taught you. Those that may be serving Him out of fear, 1 John 4:18 tells us, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” God is calling us to a more intimate relationship with Him based on truth, and the truth is that He is love (1 John 4:16) and He gave His life for you in order to have a relationship with you! He gave His life to restore us to the state of His original creation. When He created Adam, man had no need of anything. All things were furnished for Him, God had planned out man’s every need and gave Him those things and then blessed Him and told Him to be fruitful and multiply and gave him dominion and authority over this Earth. That’s God’s heart for His children, not the deception, sickness, heartache, brokenness that entered the world through sin. And God knew it was impossible for any of us to achieve righteousness and be restored to His original perfection He’d created for us, so He did it Himself and said we can have it as a gift, all we have to do is receive it. Isn’t that incredible?

So why are people conflicted about God’s true nature?

Much confusion about God’s nature stems from blending the Old Covenant and New Covenant, which cannot blend (look at Romans 11:6 as an example of this point about not being able to blend. Grace is only grace if it’s not mixed with anything else, it has to be a gift freely given, not earned). The Old Testament often portrays God in ways that seem harsh, but these actions were specific to that covenant. Hebrews 8:7-13 tells us that the Old Covenant is obsolete and has been replaced by a New Covenant of grace where God will “be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”. Let’s look at an example that illustrates the difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. In 2 Kings 1, we find the story of Ahaziah, the king of Israel. After falling through the attic of a building he was constructing, Ahaziah faced the possibility of death. Whether due to an infection or another issue, his condition appeared critical. In desperation, he sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the pagan god of Ekron, to determine whether he would recover. Along the way, Elijah, the prophet of God, intercepted the messengers and rebuked them, asking, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of the god of Ekron?” Ahaziah, like much of the northern kingdom of Israel at that time, had turned to pagan gods. His parents, Ahab and Jezebel, had ruled the kingdom in profound ungodliness and led the people into idolatry and other terrible sins. Elijah had already prophesied unfavorably about them, and this history explains why Ahaziah, following in his father’s footsteps, was antagonistic toward the true God and His prophet, Elijah. When the messengers returned to Ahaziah with Elijah’s words, he demanded to know why they had returned so quickly. They relayed Elijah’s message, and Ahaziah, enraged, sent a captain and 50 men to summon Elijah. The captain ordered Elijah to come down from the hill where he was seated. In response, Elijah declared, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” Fire descended and consumed them. Undeterred, Ahaziah sent another captain with 50 more men, and the same thing happened. When a third captain came, he humbly begged Elijah to spare their lives, and Elijah complied. In total, 102 men died in the first two encounters, but it’s clear from the broader context that God was protecting Elijah. Still, Elijah didn’t have to call down fire. He could have chosen to spare their lives. This incident reflects how God operated under the Old Covenant.

Now, fast forward to the New Testament, in Luke 9:51-56. Jesus and His disciples were traveling to Jerusalem, but the Samaritan village they sought to pass through refused to welcome them. To understand the context, it’s important to study John 4, where Jesus had previously ministered to the Samaritan woman, leading an entire city to believe He was the Messiah. Despite this, the deep animosity between the Jews and Samaritans remained. The Samaritans resented Jesus because He was heading to Jerusalem, where they believed He would worship with the hypocritical Jewish leaders. Their rejection of Him in Luke 9 stemmed from this racial and religious hostility. The hatred between Jews and Samaritans had its roots in Old Testament law, which instructed the Jews to marry only within their community. Over time, those who intermarried with outsiders were ostracized (rejected by the other Jews), and the Samaritans developed their own temples and places of worship that incorporated pagan practices. These divisions created a toxic environment of racial and religious prejudice—the two strongest divides known to humanity. This rejection by the Samaritans was extreme and, in many ways, worse than the actions of Ahaziah’s captains in 2 Kings 1. Given this context, the disciples of Jesus—nicknamed the “Sons of Thunder”—felt justified in asking if they should call fire down from heaven on the Samaritans, just as Elijah had done. However, in Luke 9:55, Jesus turned and rebuked them. He reminded them that their approach did not reflect His mission or the heart of God under the New Covenant. This moment demonstrates the stark difference between how God dealt with people under the Old Covenant and how He interacts with humanity under the New Covenant.

The Old Covenant and the New Covenant are fundamentally different. If we try to relate to God as though we are still under the Old Covenant, we will find ourselves frustrated, because those principles no longer apply to us. That said, the Old Testament is still valuable. It contains wisdom and lessons that are essential for understanding scripture, but we must interpret it through the lens of the New Covenant in order to fully receive the things God has for us. If we cling to an Old Covenant understanding of God, we risk misrepresenting Him to others. This can lead to turning people away from Him or, at the very least, hindering their relationship with Him. This is exactly what happened to me as a child. I was taught incorrect information by people who didn’t fully understand how to interpret scripture, and it caused me to turn away from God.

An illustration to help us understand.

A pastor we know and admire has owned horses his entire life. Several years ago, he was given two horses. These horses had never been ridden; in fact, when they arrived, halters were placed on them, and they were turned out to pasture. For three years, no one touched them. The people who gave him the horses were moving and had only a week left before they had to vacate their property. The pastor hired a couple of cowboys to rope the horses, break them, and bring them to his pasture, but things didn’t go as planned. Both cowboys ended up injured and in the hospital. They apologized, explaining that they couldn’t do anything with those wild horses. Now, with just one week left before the deadline, the people told the pastor they had already contacted the humane society, and if the horses couldn’t be caught, they would have to be euthanized. While these horses had been given to him for free, it looked like he was about to lose them because no one could catch them—and they were completely uncontrollable. The pastor repeatedly admitted that the approach he took next wasn’t ideal, but at the time, he didn’t know what else to do. The horses wouldn’t let anyone near them, but they were willing to eat feed from a five-gallon bucket. When they ate, their heads would be down, and their vision would be blocked. So, for several days, the pastor fed them from the bucket, gradually getting closer. Eventually, he could stand about 10–15 feet from them. Then, he drove a railroad spike into the field and tied a thick rope to it. On the other end of the rope, he created a large slipknot. He placed the feed bucket in its usual spot, carefully positioning the slipknot around it, and covered the rope with grass, straw, and dirt. When the horses came to eat, he flipped the rope over the bucket and around one of the horse’s necks. At first, he thought this was a great idea—until he saw what happened next. The horse’s name was El Shaddai, which is one of God’s names, meaning “more than enough.” As it turned out, this horse was “more than enough” in every way. When El Shaddai felt the rope tighten around his neck, he took off running at full speed. When the slack in the rope ran out, the horse was jerked backward and landed flat on his back. What followed was absolute chaos. El Shaddai went berserk, running in circles, bucking, kicking, and flinging snot and, well, other things. The pastor wanted to cut the rope loose, but there was no way to get near the horse. All they could do was watch as the horse thrashed around in a terrifying display. This went on for about 20 minutes until the horse completely exhausted himself. The slipknot had tightened to the point that the horse choked and passed out. Once El Shaddai was unconscious, they rushed over, removed the old halter, and put a new one on. They tied him securely between two railroad ties. When the horse woke up, he was completely broken. They could saddle him and ride him because he had no fight left. However, from that day forward, whenever the pastor drove into the pasture, El Shaddai would lower his head, pin back his ears, and tremble in fear. The pastor spent a lot of time trying to connect with the horse. He talked to him, prayed over him, and even explained (to the extent you can explain something to a horse), “You’ve totally misunderstood me. I’m a nice guy. You might think I did this to you, but I saved your life! And besides, all I did was put the rope around your neck. You’re the one who caused all that chaos.” Despite his efforts, the horse remained terrified of him until the day he sold him.

This story beautifully illustrates how many of us perceive God. Like El Shaddai the horse, we misunderstand who God is and why He does what He does. Many of us view Him as harsh or angry, particularly when we look at certain events in the Old Testament. A significant portion of our misunderstanding comes from scripture itself—not because scripture is flawed, but because we fail to grasp the context and purpose behind God’s actions. This is not an argument against scripture, but rather a call to better understand it. The issue isn’t what God did; the issue is our lack of understanding about why He did it. God dealt with humanity differently under the Old Covenant than He does now under the New Covenant. These covenants are entirely different and cannot be blended together because they are contradictory in nature. Unfortunately, many Christians today try to merge the two, resulting in a distorted view of God. Hebrews 7:16-18 explains this shift, particularly in verse 18, which speaks of the “disannulling” of the Old Covenant. To “annul” means to void or destroy, and “disannul” is an emphatic way of saying the Old Covenant has been completely voided—it’s absolutely gone. The Old Testament law is not for New Testament believers. Hebrews 8:7 reinforces this, stating that the Old Covenant itself prophesied the coming of something better: the New Covenant. While the Old Covenant and New Covenant complement each other when used correctly, they cannot be mixed. If you try to live under both, you will only create confusion and frustration. Many ideas about God are rooted in the Old Covenant. While they may not be entirely inaccurate, they are incomplete. When Jesus came, He was the express image of the Father (Hebrews 1:3). As John 1:18 tells us, no one had ever truly seen God until Jesus came to reveal Him. I believe this to be true and verifiable by scripture, if Jesus had been physically present during some of the events in the Old Testament, He would have rebuked the people involved, even those anointed and used by God, because their actions did not reflect the true nature and character of God.

Returning to the story of the horse: If El Shaddai could have spoken, he might have told other horses that the pastor had done terrible things to him. And while that would technically be true, it would also be a misunderstanding. The horse’s own rebellion caused the severity of his experience, and the pastor was actually a kind person who saved his life. Similarly, many of us misunderstand God because we don’t fully grasp His reasons or His heart. The New Covenant brings clarity to God’s true nature. Hebrews 8:12-13 highlights the radical mercy of God under the New Covenant, where He remembers our sins no more. (Romans 5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” and Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus”). Many Christians still believe that God’s blessings are tied to their performance, but this is a complete misrepresentation of the gospel (Romans 5:19 – “For as by one man’s disobedience (Adam’s) many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience (Jesus’) many will be made righteous.. The Old Covenant is obsolete, and we now relate to God based on grace and mercy, not law. Misunderstanding how God reveals Himself is at the root of most misconceptions about His true nature.

How we see God doesn’t change Him, but it does change how we relate to Him.

Many people have a particular perception of God, but regardless of how we see Him, God is who He is. Our opinions about Him don’t change His nature. For example, if someone doesn’t believe that God heals or performs miracles, that doesn’t negate the fact that He does. God remains Jehovah Jireh (the Provider), Jehovah Rapha (the Healer), and El Shaddai (the Almighty). However, here’s an awesome truth: while God’s nature doesn’t change, our experience with Him will never exceed our concept of Him. This is a strong statement, but it’s crucial to understand. If you don’t believe that God heals, you will likely never experience healing. Healing isn’t something that happens by accident—it doesn’t come upon you like a sickness you might catch from someone nearby. Healing, like everything else we receive from God, must be pursued, you have to seek the Healer and it can only be received through faith. Our opinion of God doesn’t change who He is, but our faith and understanding of His nature determine what we receive from Him. That’s why it’s so important to understand His true character.

God will never be to you more than what you believe Him to be. If you think He is distant, harsh, or indifferent, that’s how you’ll experience Him. God is a perfect gentleman—He doesn’t force Himself on anyone. Your impression of God, who you think He is, determines what you will receive from Him. This is why we must examine and often break down our preconceived notions about God. He has been maligned and misrepresented more than any person in history. For example, 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love. Yet, how often do we hear people say that if this nation doesn’t repent, God will judge us with fire, brimstone, or some other catastrophic event? That kind of thinking completely undermines the message of God’s love. It creates confusion, with some people concluding that God must be both loving and wrathful—a sort of schizophrenic God. But that’s not what scripture reveals. We need to understand what the Bible truly says about God’s nature.

Your perception of God = how you’ll receive from God.

How you perceive God directly impacts how you receive from Him. Many people don’t realize this, but their impression of who God is determines what they experience from Him. When I sit down and talk with people one-on-one, I often find that one of the main reasons their life is going the way it is has to do with incorrect concepts they have about God. Let’s explore this idea, starting with 2 Peter 1:1-2, which says that grace and peace are multiplied through the knowledge of God. This verse teaches us that understanding who God truly is allows us to experience His grace and peace. Unfortunately, some people are looking for others to pray over them to receive grace and peace, while others try to earn these blessings through performance. Both approaches stem from a misunderstanding of the gospel message. Grace and peace don’t come from our efforts—they come from knowing God and His true nature. Verse 3 goes even further, saying that “all things pertaining to life and godliness” have been provided through the knowledge of Him. This means that if we have a need, it’s often because we’re lacking knowledge about God in that particular area. For example, if we need healing, there is knowledge about God—who He is and what He promises—that addresses that need. The same applies to financial provision, forgiveness, or the ability to forgive others. Many times, bitterness and unforgiveness rob us of our peace and joy, but these issues can be resolved through a deeper understanding of God’s character. Whatever the need may be, God has already provided the answer. We simply need to receive it, and that comes from understanding His true nature.

I know some of you may be thinking, “It can’t be that simple.” But thank God—it really is that simple! Much of the worry, anxiety, and stress that people experience would be entirely impossible if they truly understood how much God loves them, cares for them, and remains faithful. When the passion, faithfulness, and integrity of God are established in your heart, fear, frustration, doubt, and unbelief will disappear entirely. The more we come to know who God truly is, the more we can experience His peace and provision in every area of our lives.

Thank you for taking the time to explore the true nature of God through this teaching. It is my hope that the truths shared here have given you a clearer understanding of His incredible love, grace, and faithfulness. If you have any questions, need further clarification, or would like to suggest topics for future content, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to walk alongside you in your journey of faith! You can contact us anytime—we’d love to hear from you!