It's been a long time... shouldn't of left you without... some words to think about. I think I spotted some old Aaliyah fans in that opener. Gotcha.
Anyway, sorry that it's been awhile folks. Sometimes, during certain seasons, the best way to be is quiet and hidden. It's important to know where you are in the process or the "seasons" of God. Naturally speaking, we have four seasons, and we typically know what to expect during them. Even then, there's still the unseasonably warm or cold day despite the season encasing us. Thankfully, Holy Spirit makes us aware of where we are, and if we don't know, He's always there to ask.
So personally, God has been breaking some religious molds in my thinking that I didn't necessarily know were there until this confrontation. Everybody has a different story unique to him or her. I didn't grow up in church. But, I prayed. I believed in God, but really had no knowledge of Him. I knew He was there, but He was pretty busy, and hopefully He heard my prayers. It wasn't until college that He knocked on the door of my heart and I let Him in. Since then, it's been an adventure... and still is.
When I was young in the Lord, I had such a hunger to know Him. Personally, my truth gauge wasn't super accurate then. There were foundational truths that were laid in me that weren't entirely pure. I didn't know it then, but those things would be confronted in order for me to grow in my relationship with God.
It's important to learn the lessons God is teaching you in the season you're in. My lessons probably aren't your lessons, or they might be learned in a different time. But God is so good that we can glean off of one another's experiences and the wisdom we gained from God. And no matter what He's saying to you, it's vital that we understand the interpretation. Sometimes when God talks to me, I think I know what He means by what He says, but often, I don't. I've found that His words to me are often leading me deeper into His heart. For me, my answer isn't always on the surface. This makes sense to me because I'm learning Him to be the God of relationship. Rolland Baker, an awesome missionary in Mozambique, writes, "God actually designs and creates our relationship with Him, and that is to the ultimate product of His creativity, which is designed to satisfy, first of all, Himself" (Wilson, 82). He later writes, "He has reasons for what He does and doesn't do. I think relationship is His primary object, not just amazing people with magic tricks or providing whatever it is they want unless His priorities stand" (Wilson, 84). We were made for Him and made for relationship.
God doesn't lock Himself in to be the same God to you as He does to someone else. Your relationship with Him is completely unique to who you are and who He is. The combination you two make together, is a totally new combination than anyone else's relationship with Him. This emphasizes the need for you to know Him for yourself and realize the greater truth lies in what God is saying to you or doing in you. A dear friend of mine, Eve, encouraged me once by saying, "No other person's encounter should be greater than the one you had with God yourself. There's no faith in finding the greatness of another person's encounter and belittling your own." There still needs to be an honor for people, as not to belittle or disrespect their process. But there also needs to be an appreciation for what He's doing in your own personal life.
So, while I was somewhat vague in the mold I had of God, the take-home message today is: if there are cracks of impurity in your foundational truths, let God be the Construction worker that fixes it. Don't let negative life experiences or circumstances cement your theology. Your view of God is not meant to be confined to a box your made, but to expand into the vastness of His goodness.
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