I apologize. I haven’t posted in a few days. Partly because I was busy traveling , partly because I’m lazy, and partly because I got really complacent.
In short, I got really complacent thinking that I had received all that Papa wanted me to get. I literally cannot get over the fact, and still cannot quite fully comprehend His Omnipresent Presence – that God’s presence is always everywhere and he doesn’t come and go but I open and close myself to Him. It has really rocked my world.
Because of that complacency, coupled with a hectic end of quarter life for a sales guy – I honestly have wasted the little time I have had – which is entirely opposite of this experiment that I set out on.
I received an encouraging note from a dear friend while I was on my trip and realized that there is at least one person walking with me on this journey. That’s just enough accountability to get me back on track and a welcome surprise on a roadtrip. Thank you Carl. You’ll never know how much your note meant to me.
SO…. this morning I made time. I realize now that I have just over four pages of stuff I’ve written today in my journal – don’t worry… I’m not going to type it all up! 🙂
Here are the salient points of today.
1.) God never stops speaking!
This is such a salient point for me today. Here I was – thinking that I had gotten all He was giving… This became a predominant thought this morning – God is always speaking and always has something to say that brings life, encouragement, and revelation to me or for someone around me.
So why then do I stop listening? Isn’t this the same fundamental question as “Why do I close myself off from his ever-present presence?”
2.) Worship in the midst…
Tonight on my run home, the same song that has so ministered to my soul “God I Look To You” by Bethel Live came on and I wanted to stop and just worship and focus on it. But I specifically heard God tell me to keep running. “But I just want to worship,” I said. Then He said, ” I want you to learn to worship through it. You have to be able to worship in the midst of it all – the good, the bad, the difficult, the trying – whatever comes.”
That is great key and revelation for me.
3.) Move toward the word…
This one has much more explaining than I can do here – but God brought to mind passages of where obedience was required BEFORE the hand of God or miracle happened. For example when Jesus told the lepers to go to the river and do their thing and then go to the priest – their healing from leprosy happened during their obedience. When God told Israel to cross the Jordan, the river didn’t part until they priests first stepped into the water. The walls of Jericho only fell after complete obedience. In the light of those examples (and I’m sure there are more – which would be an interesting study) – I am to move toward the words that God has given.