I’ve been trying to catch up (again) and in the rush of life I wanted to share something with you from last Sunday’s district youth rally which was held at Epworth Campgrounds in Louisville. As Harvest was playing songs for the youth, encouraging them to jump and perform all the motions, Tim paused just a moment between songs and told the kids, “God has a hard time hugging you when you’re bouncing off the walls!” He was encouraging the youth to start the discipline of quiet time with God. As he spoke my mind raced to my life of “bouncing off the walls.” I may not have the energy I had when I was 16, but I can still bounce pretty high…and I still need my quiet time with God. Each of us adults need it perhaps even more than the kids! Over the years we’ve developed…and some of us have perfected…that “I can do it” attitude. In a society that prizes self-sufficiency, we’ve left no room for the interaction and power of God thru the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sadly, it shows in many, many lives…even the lives of believers. People are stressed, frazzled, burnt out, and exhausted. Why? Well for some it’s the pre-schoolers living in their homes…but for too many it is a lack of that one-on-one time with God. That time to praise Him, cry out to Him, and to listen to Him. We all need it…desperately. Without it, we’ll miss His hugs!
4 comments:
I've started to compare our lack of quiet time with God to being with a friend who talks, talks, talks all about themselves and doesn't give us a chance to get a word in anywhere! Those aren't my favorite conversations to have, so why would I think God would like me doing that to Him any better??
TAS, I like your analogy. But Praise God, He will let us go on and on about what is on our minds. Hopefully once we are through with our rant, we will rest in His presence and feel those hugs that Bumper is talking about! I like that feeling so much better than the feeling of bouncing off walls, how about you?
My days of bouncing off the walls has long passed me by. And I did do plenty of that as I grew up. To much of it!!! I am now ready for that quiet time, and if you are quiet enough and still enough now you can feel those HUGS already starting.
Letting GOD open my eyes since 2007!!!
Amen to all!!
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