Seek to be in the presence of God every moment of your existence.
In everything you see, know that God is also present
In everything that you say or hear, know that God is also listening
In everything that you do, know that God is also watching.
This is the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdom (Ps 111:10 & Pr 9:10), for it is only when we are constantly in the presence of God that we are truly said to be aware of the beauty and mystery of all that is around us. To fear the Lord is to be aware of his presence in our lives and to make him an intricate part of all our words, actions, and feelings. Here we are using a different sense of the word fear.
[...] So after saying all this, are we any closer to answering our original question as to why God does not open the sky and show us his mighty power. Well, we can subsequently ask the question, would this achieve the goal? Would this fulfill the reasons why God wants us to believe in him? Well, if God opened the sky and spoke with an earth shattering noise demanding that we believe in him, then I think it would not. Our belief in him would be nothing but an act of fear, and the wrong type of fear. [...]
By: Why Doesn’t God Just Make Us Believe? Part II « Gebran Azzi Blog on October 16, 2007
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