Monday, July 5, 2010

that's my King

I am playing at the beach this week with my family and friends but I wanted to take a minute to say hi to you. So, "hi!" I also wanted to share what I meditated upon this morning before the house starts teaming with activity.

A word by Dr. Tony Evans left me thinking on one statement, "Revival begins when the reality of God becomes real to the experience of His people."

If you have been reading for a while then you know my heart beats for "revival" among God's people. That we as His people would walk in power, love, and freedom. He. is. worthy of that. So this phrase from Dr. Evans lingered on me.

When the reality of God becomes real to (our) experience.

This God we long to know is so very real. He is beyond our comprehension yet He graciously reveals aspects of Himself to us finite humans. Amazing.

So let's look at our Maker's face. Let's seek after Him and allow the reality of who He is to meet up with our experiences in the moments. He cares about the tiniest of details. I love you fellow-sojourner. Get into His Word and press on.

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Oh, and here is a little video to get you thinking on His many names. "That's my King. Do you know Him?"



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Friday, July 2, 2010

succombing to Twitter

Did I really give in?

It reminds me of the time when I said I would never wear bell bottoms. Or never text. Yet I donned the bells proudly in years past and text with fast fingers each day. Hmmm.

So I have adamantly avoided Tweeting with this Twitter thing...until last night. That's right. I opened an account. Why? That's what I am trying to figure out.

When I first started blogging I wrote sporadically, until I discovered my purpose: to share my own adventure with God with the vision of stirring up Truth and revival in the moments of fellow children of the King. Then the posts began to flow. I am compelled.

But what about Twitter? What is my purpose? A friend got me thinking about this with her recent post, I was nearly a Twitter Quitter. So here I go. Off to talk with the Lord about whether or not this Twitter thing would truly bring Him more glory in my own little life.

What about you? Do you tweet? If so, why?

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

revived blahs

I recently went through a short stint of emotional blahs. Nothing external had invaded my days. I still "juggled" a home, husband, three little ones, teaching, and writing. But inwardly a uninvited blah settled down.

A phrase I often say is that feelings are real but not reliable. And I've got lots of feelings. And feelings about the feelings. And feelings about those feelings. (You get the picture.) But feelings are slippery. They move and respond to circumstances that continually shift or words spoken in haste. They are not a reliable, firm foundation upon which to stand.

So in this short season of the blahs, I truly practiced what I preach. I daily (momently--is that even a word?) stirred my spirit towards truth. I audibly spoke God's promises--just to make sure any unseen "forces" knew my stance. I chose to believe my Lord in spite of my fluid feelings.

And He faithfully showed up.

He exposed my thought life--places I had allowed to creep in. He gently revealed what He wanted to mature in me--namely, love. He faithfully showed up and restored my soul.

I'm a girl. We girls feel lots of things. But joy unexplainable arises when we take those feelings--one-by-one--to His feet and ask how they line up with His Truth. Then we choose to submit to His Word rather than riding those waves of emotion.

The blahs may not leave overnight. But His truth faithfully oversteps the wayward emotions of those seeking after Him. Keep believing. Keep praising. Keep speaking forth His Word. He revives.



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