a child of god
this is the way, run in it
What does it take to get our attention? When God chooses to reveal Himself to us, individually or as a group, how many of us will stop what we are doing to look? to really look and want to know what God is saying or revealing?
What if what God is showing us is something we don't want to see? How long does it take before we are willing to set aside our own desires or ideas to accept His? The LORD God Himself said, "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT). He is not saying this in a taunting fashion, to say we won't be able to get it or understand, or to make us feel feel bad. The amazing aspect of this passage in the bible is these verses 8-9 follow an incredible "come to Me, draw near to Me" section (vv.1-7) where God is begging His people to come back to Him, to return, to draw near, and listen to Him! God wants to share His thoughts with us, He wants to talk with us, He wants us to listen to Him - He loves us. He also knows what we really need. So when the Lord said to me, "Come up this mountain. I have something to show you." I said, Yes, Lord. Then I asked Him, ok, how do I go up this mountain with you, then? I'm beginning to understand from Him that it will be a process, and it will be a process of letting go, so I can climb that mountain, with open hands, empty hands, to see what it is He has for me to see. A group I pray with laughed with me and said, Franci, you have to pace yourself. It will take longer than you think, and there will be rest places along the way, up your mountain with God. You see, I like to run. I like to go fast, and I love a God adventure! Both feet in, jump when He says jump, but I think they are right. This will be a slower paced adventure with God, and it feels deep, deeper than anything I have done with Him before. I want to see what it is He has for me to see. I want to do this with Him. I love living life with God. There is nothing else like it. And I know there will be a bigger purpose in it - don't know what that is yet, but it will come. When Moses turned aside to see the burning bush, a miracle, a supernatural occurrence - a bush on fire but not being consumed - he saw, he drew near to understand it better, and he met God, Yahweh, the Great I AM, and Moses' life was changed. He stepped onto holy ground. It started with God setting that bush on fire to get Moses' attention. So the next time your spirit is stirred, and you sense God is trying to say something to you or show you something - stop. Stop what you are doing, and draw near to God. He has something for you to see or to hear and understand. Something that has to do with eternity, with your life with God. Don't pass it by.
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PAUL
10/22/2018 21:29:58
Very good. Reminds me of Aslan, Life with God is meant to be exciting,
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