Well, I guess getting back into the whole blog thing is a good thing for me, it helps me reason out some stuff that is in my mind and also have some stuff in writing I can refer back to. I have never been the journaling type, so this has always been a good avenue for me.
Man, the last month or so has been absolutely crazy for me. I would say even more so over the past 2 weeks. Between family stuff, work and just personal stuff it feels like I have been sucked up in the middle of a whirlwind and thrown around. But, the cool thing about it is that I don’t think I have ever heard God more clearly and seen His hand at work more than through this time.
God is amazing. In a time in my life when I had almost shut Him out and went my own way, He decides to show up and make himself known. I saw His hand at work mightily with my mom when she had her heart attack. I have seen His hand at work in my job and the doorways He has opened up there. But, probably the biggest thing for me is the intimate and “real” times I have had in my Bible study and quiet times over the past month. I had really almost forgotten what it was like to truly commune with God by myself. I had no problem doing it at church or with small group, but my one on one time with God had greatly suffered over the past year or so.
But, talk about restoration. It has been awesome spending time in the Word and in prayer with God lately. I look forward to it. And I can tell a difference in my life and walk when I miss that time or hurry through it. But, even then He still chooses to bless me.
I think all it took on my side of things was to take that one step back to Him. I am not even sure if it was a full step, but maybe even a turn. I guess that is all it takes for any of us. Just turn away from ourselves and turn back to Him. That is all He is asking for. He knows I am not perfect and never will be until the end, but He still desires me. He still seeks after me.
That’s a funny thought, huh? God is seeking after us. We so many times think of it in the realm that we are seeking after Him, but ultimately He is seeking us. We do not even know to seek after Him except that He has birthed the desire within us. He is seeking after us to fellowship with us, to be a part of our lives, to bless us, to help us. And to what cause? Ultimately it is to bring Him glory. That was the purpose we were created…To Bring Glory To God. We were created to use the life and talents we have to bring Glory to Him in whatever facet that may be…music, writing, teaching, sports, our jobs, etc… Awesome thought, huh?
Sorry to ramble on about so many different things, but that is what you get for reading a blog by a person who easy “chases rabbits”.
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