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

Living Out Loud

Here are some additional thoughts being shared with Lydia-Joy over at, a joy to be me.
You can read this first to see what has been discussed.

Lydia-Joy

For what its worth, I can't wrap my mind around the reality of not just Christ being for me, and in me, but in me as me, wow, how can that be?!

From what I have been discovering the very things that I have struggled with I am learning that His life becoming fully formed in me as me is happening within that very struggle.

The bottom line is what He the Father of your spirit is saying to you, not what I think or what others might presume. It isn't about the right way verses the wrong way, it’s discovering His way, and he calls that Way-Truth and Life, Jesus!

The very things you have mentioned wanting to get over in your life I see being an inner gnawing something in fact He your loving Father has initiated in you, and that is the reason behind the turmoil imo (in my opinion), causing such unsettledness, its a divine tension as in a woman who has never been pregnant before, growing in her is a new life that eventually in the fullness of time wants to be seen and embraced!

It is the fruitful One you are joined to that is in fact producing in you the deep longings of your heart.

I love the majesty, beauty and wonder as Mary the mother of Jesus said, "He that is mighty has done great things in me this day, and my soul does magnify His name."

She like us are being brought to the same place, if we so choose to avail ourselves of His grace, Lord, I have no idea how the miraculous can BE done in my life, but BE it done in me according to your Word Father!!
Becoming pregnant through His imparted word!

Rich