Wednesday June28th
Warm up:
Centering
Prayer; Spend 5 minutes in silent communion with God.
This is
not asking for God, or His input. This is
not requesting things from Him or expecting to hear anything either. Centering prayer is a way of “just being with”
God.
Jesus
said he would never leave us or forsake us.
That means he is with us right now. . Centering prayer is taking time to
acknowledge his “already presence” and simply consent to being with him with no
agenda.
Give it
a try. What better way to start healing
than to spend time sitting with the one who created us in the first place.
Tips: don’t get hung up on doing perfect. If you find yourself distracted, set any
thought aside and return to a focus on God’s presence. Just keep doing that over and over. What better way to honor the Father that is
always looking for the return of his prodigals, than to do just that, return,
over and over. He knows we get
sidetracked. Be gentle with yourself and
keep turning back to the Father.
Workout:
We’ve
spent a lot of time looking back this week.
There has been a lot of reflection on coming clean and getting caught
and the emotion that goes along with that.
But I get the sense that there is more that Jesus wants to do. Luke 19:10, “the Son of Man (Jesus) came to
save that which was lost.” Some versions
say ‘those who were lost’, but that seems to be less than the full meaning from
the Greek. Jesus came to get back all
that the enemy has stolen.
So, what
about our past, our emotion, our heart?
I believe Jesus wants to resurrect it all. I also believe that Jesus God has been with us
all along. He’s been looking for a way
to wake us up, only we didn’t understand, so we turned to the things that
brought us comfort (porn, affairs, fantasy, what have you). But despite our sins, he’s been trying. He’s never left us or forsaken us remember, He’s
working everything for the good of those who love him.
So, the
workout today is to let Him take you back to the moments that He was arranging
for you. The times he was pursuing
you. This is a prayer exercise. It may only take a few moments, but the effects
could be revolutionizing. When we
recognize what God has been doing all along it can shift our perspective. We are looking for God to show us the “good”.
In prayer,
think back, ask him to take you back to a place or a time where He was trying
to awaken you. It may be way back,
childhood even. Was there a safe place or
a beautiful spot somewhere that was special to you? Was there a person that
comes to mind that showed you some special Grace? It may be hard to believe that this could be
true. You may not think there is any
good “back there” that’s why this is prayer.
That’s why we don’t let our emotion lead us. Let Jesus lead you in this.
Cool down:
It seems simple enough, but if you’ve had the courage to
take this kind of look back then I hope you have found a new level of God’s
grace toward you. The “cool down” is this,
take a second and write down this experience.
Then, seek first the kingdom for the rest of today, look for those
places where the Father, Son and Spirit are wanting to awaken you to glory, to
a larger story of LIFE. Because, he didn’t
just do it “back then”, He’s doing it now, today. And tomorrow too…but don’t get ahead of
yourself.
In Jesus Name, I bless you each with the spiritual eyes to
see and ears to hear the activity and the voice of your Father calling you,
awakening your heart to your full potential of Christ’s Love in you.
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