Sunday my pastor's sermon spoke about how we can move from being a would-be disciple to a true disciple. A disciple that would do anything for Jesus and in that action bring others to that same love. He stated that first we have to "fall in love". After that happens it is natural that we order our lives around that love. We have to realize that being in love with God is a sacred love, one that we do with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. In turn His love for us is sacred, unfailing, total and without reserve. Since Sunday I have thought about that sermon a whole lot.
At lunch I got to a part of my book, The Shack, which turned on a light bulb for me. Mack, the character in the book was talking with the trinity about some of the thoughts of God that he has grown up with. For example that we as Christians should put God at the head of our life, first and foremost. God in the book relates a little bit of a different thought to Mack. God says that doing what Mack thinks, puts God at the head of a pyramid and makes God the top on a list of values. God says that is not where he wants to be. God sees it more like He is the center of a mobile. A mobile where everything moves around freely but is still connected to Him in every way. He says, "I want to be at the center of everything. When I live in you, then together we can live through everything that happens to you." Holy V8 moment! That is when the sermon, this book and my place on this journey with God, came together face to face.
I am in LOVE with God. I can not get enough of Him. At times I find that I can't eat, I can't sleep and often I smile just thinking about Him. You are most likely running to the phone to call and get me some professional help. But please before you send the men with the white coat after me understand that I don't care. For I know now that nothing can ever keep me from His love. It is so infectious that I can not wait to lay back and allow His will to come into my life and lead me toward the things that He wants for me. I want to learn everything about Him I want to follow where He leads. All my life He has pursued me. He has never left my side always loving me and seeing in me the child He created. I have spent so much time in my life running from Him and chasing things that I thought made me happy and filled me. However my heart always had an empty spot. I use to think of it as a sad place an area I had damaged forever. Tonight I know that place was empty because He was waiting for me to allow Him to fill that hole. Now that I have He has fix not only the spot but my whole heart. Today is just the beginning and I can't wait for the future. Thanks be to God, my man!
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