7th March, 2008
Funky Radical Stuff
Recently, real recently, I have been wrestling with the direction the Lord is leading me in. The great thing about this is when I wrestle like I am doing, even as I type this blog, I know it will be a good result when the “match” is over. This time though it is really deep in my spirit-man. It hurts and it is quite quickening all at the same time. I find my self wanting more of God and desiring to do more for God. I am not sure right now that I am doing what I should be doing for Him. I look at these past several years and wonder: have I been walking parallel to what I should be doing? In other words, it is as though I can look across a fissure and see where I should have been but yet I am at the same measure but not at the same place. I do not expect anyone to get this but if you have been there or if you are there then you know that it is a real place. The questions I have for God are deep and need to be addressed by Him. Certainly “man” in his shallow wisdom and selfish character cannot direct nor answer such deep things. Even though, I desire to call upon man for his wisdom and direction in a time like this. I cannot reach where I think I should be but I can see it clearly and the desire is so real. The dilemma that I face throughout this time is to learn how to get there because I know I should be there now!
“Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own. I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. So let those [of us] who are spiritually mature and full-grown have this mind and hold these convictions; and if in any respect you have a different attitude of mind, God will make that clear to you also. Only let us hold true to what we have already attained and walk and order our lives by that. ” (Philippians 3:12-16, AMP)
Peace
Dennis
All scriptures used in this blog article are The Amplified Bible, containing the Amplified Old Testament and the Amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
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30th January, 2008
That Associated Peace
Watching, praying, reading the Word all with great hope for the life of a loved individual. Last night I stayed up late and prayed and read with my mother-in-law. Looking at her face and deep into her eyes, searching for a sign or some form of communication. None! There is a peace which I am grateful to witness and thankful to be chosen by God to be part of a well fought journey. Paul when writing to the Church in the Book of Philippians speaks of a peace, which now has even a deeper meaning to me.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:7 AMP)
No fear, just peace, peace that the world does not understand, and quite honestly, I certainly am learning each day, to understand. Theda, my mother-in-law, has chosen to trust Him at the crossing. C. H. Spurgeon once wrote: Christians do not fear death, they fear the crossing! Oh, the crossing! Again, to be part of a saint’s life at this moment brings me to an understanding of the trust and absolute peace that we must have in our relationship with the Lord.
Peace
Dennis
All scriptures used in this blog article are The Amplified Bible, containing the Amplified Old Testament and the Amplified New Testament. 1987. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
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