Learning
Following on from our holiday I've been increasingly aware of my need to learn - although not in an academic sense.... so I know its from God and not me as I seem at times to be forever striving to achieve some educational/academic ability!
I have a lot of lessons that I need to learn from God. Just some of what he has been saying to me is detailed here, in no specific order!
1. I must fear him and love him (sounds simple but to me its not)
2. I must daily allow him to possess all there is of me, body mind and spirit (and anything else that there may be!)
3. I must pray the Bible - have been doing this over the last few days, following Wesley and Stacey Campbell's guidelines in their books and all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
4. God must have first place in my life
There are other things but these are the lessons that have come to me time and time again.... with increasing intensity. All of the above are obvious, even to me, yet I haven't spent time striving (and NOT striving but just 'being). For a long time I've felt that I've been a bit too casual in my relationship with God - I know I've been too casual. I love it that he wants to be involved in everything that I am, I know he wants me to speak with him about everything and that is wonderful.... but I have felt a deepening need for more reverence (& fear) - its getting the balance right I suppose and its something that the Holy Spirit will continue to work through in my life.
I recognise that I was created to worship God in spirit and in truth......and all this learning is leading me on to that... not as an end in itself but a beginning, the right beginning, not as a 'consumer', not just to strive for some spiritual loftiness - but so that when I go to be with Jesus (and on this journey), my life will have been something that has made a difference..... because He has had all there is of me and was able to make something beautiful out of it!
I have so much to learn - I am hungry for more and more of God and I know he will satisfy. I am conscious of my emptiness but I know he will fill me to overflowing and I thank him and praise him.
I have a lot of lessons that I need to learn from God. Just some of what he has been saying to me is detailed here, in no specific order!
1. I must fear him and love him (sounds simple but to me its not)
2. I must daily allow him to possess all there is of me, body mind and spirit (and anything else that there may be!)
3. I must pray the Bible - have been doing this over the last few days, following Wesley and Stacey Campbell's guidelines in their books and all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
4. God must have first place in my life
There are other things but these are the lessons that have come to me time and time again.... with increasing intensity. All of the above are obvious, even to me, yet I haven't spent time striving (and NOT striving but just 'being). For a long time I've felt that I've been a bit too casual in my relationship with God - I know I've been too casual. I love it that he wants to be involved in everything that I am, I know he wants me to speak with him about everything and that is wonderful.... but I have felt a deepening need for more reverence (& fear) - its getting the balance right I suppose and its something that the Holy Spirit will continue to work through in my life.
I recognise that I was created to worship God in spirit and in truth......and all this learning is leading me on to that... not as an end in itself but a beginning, the right beginning, not as a 'consumer', not just to strive for some spiritual loftiness - but so that when I go to be with Jesus (and on this journey), my life will have been something that has made a difference..... because He has had all there is of me and was able to make something beautiful out of it!
I have so much to learn - I am hungry for more and more of God and I know he will satisfy. I am conscious of my emptiness but I know he will fill me to overflowing and I thank him and praise him.
posted by Ann at 7:26 am
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Galatians 5:25
Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. (Message)
Note to self: must eventually get round to buying Stacey and Wesley Campbells books!
Hope you are well Ann.
with love in the Lord
Andrew
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