I’m becoming
increasingly more aware of the distractions that seek to interrupt our thoughts
of God. Instead of giving the good Lord the praise He deserves, the communication
He desires, and the requests He’s waiting to grant, we often tend to fill our
mouths with the obstrocities or downfalls we’re witness to. We’re quick to
voice our growing complaints and follow them up with harmful suggestions which keep
our seperation in divide. While it saddens me to admit I fall victim to this
lifestyle myself, I am praying to keep focused on the Wisdom that transforms
all those negativities and walk a path illuminated by His grace.
Wisdom tells us, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in
it.” (Psalm 118:24) It grants us
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22) Wisdom says, “I believe
that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living,” (Psalm 27:13) and that to
have it is better than gold. (Proverbs 16:16) We are told that all the treasures of wisdom are found in Christ Himself (Colossians 2:3) and that we should seek Him
continually, above all else.
As
I continue to discover what seeking Jesus actually looks like, I can recognize
the work of His Spirit flowing through me. I can see the growth of
communication and an increase of His guidance being sought. In learning just
how much I desire to live a life led by God while partaking in His miracle of
life, I am also finding it difficult to stay interested in learning about what
that means. I am finding it difficult to follow through with developing
thoughts and I still haven’t quite figured out how to listen. Perhaps it’s the
distractions that keep me from listening and the disinterest of learning that
fuels my complaints, but that’s why I pray.
The
distractions we face on a daily basis aren’t limited to the things we watch,
the things we listen to, or the company we keep, but they also include a wide
range of feelings. These feelings have the ability to lead us astray and can isolate
the purpose of life. By letting these feelings take precedence over the beauty
of God we run the risk of damaging the objective of unity. We make it possible
to lose sight of who we are in Christ and bruise our hope for peace by reinforcing
the segregation we all detest. With a slip of the tongue our complaints become
our conviction and we’re hurting those who hurt us by doing the same. We become
the charge we’re taking a stand against and lose all the loving energy we have
ourselves. And loving takes energy! But perhaps that’s why I grow disinterested
in learning.
Learning
more of what love looks like, it becomes hard work putting you’re heart on the
line when so many people seem to have their own at interest. It’s hard to love
and sobering to continually find out what that means. It hurts to have an awareness
of how things were intended or how they can be now because we seem to be so far
from the paradise that’s promised. However, learning what love has done for us
can make the work worthwhile. It can bring ease to the discomfort of freeing
our heart and allow our awareness to feed the globes hunger. We can take
delight in the standing of our world because of the Love that lives amongst us.
Because of the Love that lives in each one of us. (Colossians 3:11)
We
have the potential for greatness with God because He was first with us. We’re
changing the world one day at a time and influencing our surroundings by the
immediacy of our actions. We are involved in the progression of our humanity
and when we begin to see just how big an influence our little part plays, I
pray we soften our hearts to the hardness of reality. I pray we have a desire
to let the Spirit lead and the courage to follow. I pray we separate the
distractions from our reason by letting the truth run wild in our life.
That’s
what I’m asking the Lord to do with me. Run wild in my life! Lead me to things
unknown and miracles unseen. I want to play all the days of my life on the
grounds of His Kingdom and I want to be excited about the things He lay before
me, however mundane. God may you make a fire out of me! May you take this life
and fuel Your purpose. Give breath because I’m winded, give enthusiasm because
I’m bothered, give notice because I’m distracted. Christ give me more of you!
Going
into this next week I’m really praying for an undeniable encounter. I’m asking
that the frenzy not get louder than His voice and that I be sensitive to His
involvement. May the good Lord turn up the volume of His quiet whisper and take
me to a place of amazement. May He thwart all interruptions that try to hinder
His plan and help me to be grateful for the simple. Putting these requests at
the feet of Jesus, I am also praying for you.
Thankful
for the exposure our Creator has already given, I pray that He continue to
familiarize Himself with you. I pray that He bring to light the ways He
intricately works and that your distractions fall by the waste side. I pray
that God bring awareness to the truth of love in your life and that He use you
to show the same to others. I pray that you never grow tired of learning but
that the desire to seek is a steady constant and that you persevere in Spirit.
Blessed be the children of God. Blessed be His child. Blessed be the one He
knows by name. Bless the Lord oh my soul. Blessed be you!
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