sooo, God is really working on me right now…or as i frequently say, He’s slapping me around…it’s been coming for about three weeks and hasn’t all come at once, but at different times and from different directions…but i’m still trying to figure out what God is trying to tell me at the core of it all…sooo, you’ll have to hang with me as i spew out what all is going on inside and maybe it will help me make more sense of it all???
i was apart of this service a while back…you can read about it here…and i saw God really move among the people there that night…it was something that i just don’t see every week as i prepare and go through the service…and i was really challenged with my part in the whole thing…does God not move, because i really don’t ask Him to???
then this past weekend i was at my end, or at least that is how i felt…you can read about that here…but in being at my end, i was at God’s mercy…i was in need of Him to take complete control…i was completely relying on Him to get me through…and He did…
today i read about God bringing physical healing in lives through alece’s post…these people knew of their need and knew there was only One who could bring that healing…so they went to Him and asked Him to bring healing…so He did…
and this week i have been studying through john 4…i asked God to show me something new and fresh from His Word…and He did…i was really challenged with verses 39-40 of john 4…
“many samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything i ever did.” when they came out to see Him they begged Him to stay in their village. so He stayed for two days.” (NLT)
i know it’s two verses that don’t seem so great on the surface…but read them again…
“many samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything i ever did.” when they came out to see Him they begged Him to stay in their village. so He stayed for two days.” (NLT)
these people now believed…then they went where Jesus was…and they BEGGED Him to stay among them…and He did…
He was on a journey…He had plans…but these people knew their need…they had been outside the lines when it came to spiritual matters…and now that they had Jesus with them, the only One Who could meet their need…in their very presence…what did they do??? they begged him to stay…what did He do??? He stayed with them…
sooo, what i’ve really been working through…why don’t i beg God to do things that He alone can do??? i can plan services that bring excitement and praise from those in attendance…but i can’t change hearts and lives…i can’t bring healing to marriages…i can’t restore relationships…i can’t bring freedom from addictions…i can’t do any of that…only God can do that…but if i never ask Him to, or if i ask half heartedly…
what is it that i need to beg God for??? what is it that you need to beg God for???
they begged Him…so He stayed…
so, so, so good.
“why don’t i beg God to do things that He alone can do?”
my heart is pondering that today.
Lots to chew on here. why don’t we beg Him to do huge things? Is it doubt or not enough faith? So much to think on. thanks!
I have been thinking through this for a couple of minutes now. There is a piece of me that I see in these words. The part about, “Why don’t I beg God to do things that He alone can do???” And I realize that if I really admit it, I am too stubborn to trust Him completely. I am too stubborn to let go of MY control. To say, “Here you go Lord…I need your help.” I know that this is part of the issue I have with His silence at times. I also know that He is there and all I need to do is yell out His name.
This post has me bowing my head.
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Wow, you know, this is just what I needed to read tonight. I’ve been trying to prepare my testimony so I’m ready to share it when I’m in Mali in about a month and a half. I wrote it up, but it’s very much something that I would share at church with other Christians. I’ve been trying to figure out how to make it more understandable and meaningful to the people there. “I” may not be able to do that. I need to ask or beg God to give me the words that He would have me share with the people of Mali in order to touch their hearts.
Brother..
God will so take this for you if you let him stick around. He will take it all.
what is it that you need to beg God for???
This is a very hard question. I am going to have to really gnaw on it. But I will also pray for your journey.
This song came on my spirit when I read all your entries..
This is the air I breathe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkBVn_eUec
Great post….. WOW so challenging..