11/9/08
After a very busy and tiring Sat. It was nice to walk into church knowing that Kat was taking the lead in worship hence I could spend the time before others arrived waking around and worshipping not scrambling to make sure I had it altogether for practice. I love to walk and worship, to walk and pray and to do so for the sheer love of Abba is truly to walk in peace, resting in His grace. There have been seasons in which I have been able to walk in that restful state of peace and trust despite the turmoil, the circumstances swirling around me; it is in those times that we find ourselves gaining strength for the rest of the journey. Then there are other times where I’ve struggled to find peace, walking in hope but in such a concentrated manner looking, searching for where I need to be that I find I’ve taken a lot of steps which merely drained my strength and I’ve had to stop, to be still and again gain that ‘knowing’. Ps. 46:10 says, ‘be still and know, that I am God. I will be praised among the nations…’ ? Being still is not merely stopping activity but stopping the turmoil of the mind the stress of the body, it’s ceasing to strive and to rest in Him. It is in the restful state of communion that you do really get to ‘know’ Him, to experience Him and what His presence can accomplish in our lives and in the lives of all around us. For you see when you are at rest in Him others see hope, they see His grace on your face and they too will have reason to praise Him.
Restful steps also allow a time for reflection and I’ve been thinking about the former rain, the times in my life when Abba has sent showers of blessing and believe me there are many of those times. When I begin to remember His grace to me in so many situations, so many times when it seemed as if there was no way out and tada, He manifest His love in ways which would and still take my breath away. These reflections allow me to rest in the past goodness while looking to the present and future promises He has made to us. I get the former and the later rain by resting in remembrance and in expectation of His goodness.
Worship was glorious, Pastor Hubby’s message was a pointed reminder, very on target and prayer after was a kiss, a seal of grace. I walked from the church building mind, soul and body at rest.
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