The Lord Is With You

The lecture emphasizes that the greatest need in a person’s life is for God to be with them—not merely as an idea, but as a living experience felt and lived in every action, word, and path. God’s presence is the source of peace, strength, protection, and true success, whether in times of joy or hardship.

First: God With Us as the Foundation of Spiritual Life

• The most important thing we wish for ourselves and others is that God be with us, for His presence replaces everything else.
• What matters is not many resources or relationships, but continual assurance: Is God with me or not?
• Every action, word, and step must be measured by this deep spiritual question.

Second: Biblical Examples Confirming God’s Presence

• Jacob, Joseph the Righteous, Daniel, David, and Paul the Apostle lived through severe trials, yet God was with them and delivered them.
• God does not always prevent trials, but He remains with His beloved within them and protects them.
• True success in the Holy Bible is always linked to the phrase: “And the Lord was with him.”

Third: Feeling God’s Presence

• The problem is not that God is absent, but that a person may not feel His presence.
• True faith allows one to recognize God’s working hand even amid pain and trials.
• True prayer does not only ask for God’s help, but asks for continual awareness of His presence.

Fourth: God With Us and We With Him

• Just as God is with us in love, we must also be with Him in obedience and faith.
• Sin removes the feeling of God’s presence, not God Himself.
• The highest spiritual state is for a person to live feeling they are always standing before God.

Fifth: The Ultimate Divine Gift

• The greatest blessing in life and in eternity is to be with God and to have God dwelling within us.
• Eternal life is not merely blessings, but continuous communion with God.
• The ultimate goal is for a person to live saying: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”

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