Well I've certainly created a new trend!
Though if truth be told, right now I'm feeling emotionless, empty, got a headache coming on from all the crying I've done this past day!
But that doesn't stop the workhorse, does it?
Worshipping Up a Storm
Next up was more worship time for me and, yet again, I fell apart as that memory of that meeting hovered right before my eyes causing another flood of thankful tears to roll down my cheeks.
I don't like using these words, but it makes me feel weak-willed and lame...
But isn't that the whole point? Because the less of me that I inhabit, the more of Christ I can draw in?
Let me pick out the star performer of the night though because that is the song that reminded me that as I walk through unfamiliar territory, there is one Hand that will never, ever leave me:-
God's!
His is the hand that is my anchor and my stay, which brings me onto another song and this time, this one helps swing open those floodgates: -
Why so serious, though?
Why all the tears?
Could it be, just like in the car's M.O.T. that my spiritual emotions are being reset to zero before being over-revved to see how much they can take? I think I'm being recalibrated into a stronger form of life.
I've talked about the idea of feeling "more than human" before and once there, that is a level that feels great to be at, but I just don't seem able to stay there as much anymore..
What is a New Normal Though?
This evening's message was from Ps. Glyn Barrett, the senior pastor of !Audacious Church and he was kicking off our 'New Normal' series and again, like I talked about in the first part, mention was made about how sometimes there are things we have to let go of in order to move forward into our new seasons.
I think the key thought that comes out of that message for me is the fact that the more we strive to be like Jesus, living to a pre-determined set of standards that we create and decide that we need to fulfil, we are actually creating A NEW LAW TO LIVE UNDER!!!
That's not how it's supposed to work, bro's!
God sent His Son, Jesus, to give us life in all it's fullness!
Watch this for a picture though, this God gave to me as Ps. Glyn was speaking: -
HA! How amazing is that? The way the cross lies over the river showing us that God crossed the divide (our sins) to send His Son to save us all from an eternity without Him, just so we could spend an eternity with Him!
Oh God, how can I but praise thee???
What we have to remember is, that as Christians, the world wants to make us fit it's mould, when the reality is that a far better way to live would be to let God make us fit into His mould as His mould is our purpose!
Final Thought
Finally, here's some pointers to consider going forward, all taken from the message: -
When God takes you from your comfort zone, He's preparing you for something that is much bigger than who you are today!When you feel the shaking, God is taking you from your comfort zone to somewhere new!When there is a taking, there is a wrenching (something I definitely latched onto at this point because I've been living out that feeling for the past few weeks!), in the same way, though, there is also a giving!When God takes, He gives and He also assigns!When God takes, He gives, He assigns and He SENDS!!!
So I guess I am sent then, into this new normal life that I have and am fast beginning to love and realise that, though I don't deserve it one bit, God gave it to me BECAUSE HE CAN!!!
Peace off!
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