Are you discouraged? Are you struggling today? Don't you need someone who cares, who loves

you to come up and just wrap their arms around you and give you a hug, and really mean

it's going to be okay, I'm with you. Well, that's what God wants to do for you today

in your situation. And we're going to learn how to get hugs from an invisible God.

Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chippengrim. The mission of these daily

programs is to intentionally disciple Christians through the Bible teaching of Chippengrim.

Well, even though we can't see God, is it possible to more clearly experience him in our

day-to-day lives? Well, the answer is yes, and in just a minute, Chippen will explain

how God does that, as we continue our series, Halfways to Intimacy with God. But before we

get going, if you've missed any part of this teaching from Chippen, catch up any time through

the Chippengrim app. Okay, go in your Bibles to Acts chapter 2 for today's message, getting

hugs from an invisible God. One of the most powerful communication tools in all human society

is a very simple thing. It involves your hands, your arms, your shoulders, and it's called

a hug. Now, you think I'm kidding, I'm talking about great research has been done on the

power of what happens when one human being hugs another human being. In fact, I have

it a little bit before me. It says, hugging is healthy. It helps the body's immune system.

It keeps you healthier. It helps cure depression. It reduces stress, and it induces sleep.

It's invigorating. It's rejuvenating. It has no unpleasant side effects. Hugging is nothing

less than a miracle drug. It goes on to say, hugging is all natural. It's organic. Naturally

sweet has no pesticides, no preservatives, no artificial ingredients, and is 100 percent

wholesome. Hugging is practically perfect. There's no movable parts, no batteries to wear

out, no periodic checkups has low energy consumption with high energy yield. It's inflation

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