I Don't Mean to Disturb You

I think that our lives being changed, transformed is but the spill over of getting to know the Father of our spirit. Thing is, it is so comfortable to settle for these changes as they can become that which charms us away from the source of it all, does that make sense?

A friend and I were sharing this morning how that in the midst of his very unsettledness there are those religious ones with the great and perfect theology that would berate him in that if he indeed had faith, a trust in the Lord, then this would not be his plight. I adamantly disagree, in fact I see where my friend is along with many of my siblings in Christ, being where they are at because of their deep trust in Him!

I loath what a form of godliness does to any of us in that a mind set can easily become like this, "see how He is changing me, I use to be such a pain in the ass relationally, I use to try and control everyone around me, I use to be, do this or that but no longer, oh wow, how impressive is that? Doesn't that just make you want to warm up to this Pharisee?

From where I have been planted, I am seeing that rather than things becoming, falling more and more into place, I am being increasingly unsettled, disturbed, and how I rejoice in this. Sort of reminds me of the line from the movie, All Dogs Go To Heaven, "If this is torture, then chain me to the wall."
It's a love hate thing with me in that the ONLY thing going for me as my wife loves to say, is JESUS, and it's this Jesus that continues to lovingly disturb me and this keeps unsettling me more and more.
If we supposedly have our lives looking like we've got our shit together, then with Christchuns it usually points to their great faith and sound theology. We only need Him as long as we still have a few unwanted warts and blemishes, but what happens after all of the spiritual botox injections have accomplished the miracle of making a silk purse out of a sows ear?? I guess we don't need him any more, rather we can begin to sell our brand Christchunanity to those poor peons that have somehow missed it.

I am glad to be among the base, poor, foolish, and weak ones of this world allowing His glory to be seen in the midst of life that continues to be unsettled.
I think its time to examine why LG, aka Life is Good don't you?

Rich

And the Blind Shall See

Even a blind man can count the number of seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of orchards in one seed!


My response is to get down on my knees before the Father, this magnificent Father who parcels out all heaven and earth. I ask him to strengthen you by his Spirit—not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength—that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.

Rich