November 16, 2009
Start Seeking God
by Charles R. Swindoll
Lamentations 3:25
"Lord, I'm back and I diligently seek you." How many times have we said this? This time stop stalking and sit silently. Wait patiently, seek diligently, sit silently. That means you need to pour out your heart and then deliberately be quiet. Spend a full day in quietness.
Meditation is a lost art in this modern, hurry-up world. I suggest you revive it. Not by endlessly repeating some mantra to get into some other frame of mind. Not that. Simply and silently wait before your faithful God. Read a passage of Scripture, perhaps a Psalm, and let it speak. Say nothing. Just sit silently. Let Him talk. Let Him reassure you that you are fully and completely forgiven and that your shame is gone. Feel His arms around you. Understand the cleansing that He's bringing. Feel again the freshness and relief of His presence.
God will give you a fresh start if you'll stop fighting. It works. I know. I've been there. Just submit to Him and accept His grace.
God will keep His promise to forgive and welcome you home.
His mercies are new every morning.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
From Chuck
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2 comments:
A prodigious reminder that bears repeating. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank you!
This brings to mind a big, bold sign that someone hand-painted on a fence along Hwy 87 in south San Jose. It reads: "Happiness is submission to God alone." A few months ago, fire broke out in this area causing major back-up on Hwy 87 and scorching a considerable area of land. That fence, however, was spared -- at least partially. Once the fire was put out, half of the fence with the words "submission to God alone" was still standing.
Whoa...Michelle. How cool is that and much more true. It's not about happiness, afterall, is it.
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