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God Forbid! But have you ever lost your phone? In that moment, did it feel like maybe the world had stopped? Isn’t it interesting that for some, even if we were able to borrow a phone to make a call, we don’t have family phones numbers committed to memory, which may I suggest that you might want to write them down somewhere, just in case! But, luckily, in today’s world of technology, our phone carriers can ship us another phone overnight and, in most cases, recreate all our contacts and recover our pics.
Well, as we consider just how devasting the thought of losing our phone would be, what happens when we find ourselves disconnected from the Holy Spirit? I would like us to consider that although the Holy Spirit dwells within us, it is possible to lose our connection. I would venture to guess that we almost always know where our phones are, so that we can stay connected to the outside world. So, how does this apply to staying connected in our world within?
The Holy Spirit keeps taking me back to the wilderness story and as you may remember, just like in that story, the Lord may be taking us the long way around because we’re just not ready to go to short route. So, it is critical that we stay connected, because we simply don’t have all the details needed to make the trip! No matter how much God talks to us, there are certain things that He is going to leave out. There are things we just can’t take right now… And HE knows it. So, how often do we grow impatient and just hang up in the middle of the conversation? Although we may be saying, God why is this taking so long, He is saying we are still not ready. We may think that we are ready, but we are not.
As I mentioned last week, I still don’t have the answer to whether I should go back to my church, or bigger yet, I still don’t have a clear picture of where the Lord is taking me. I know that I’m headed in the right direction, however, I don’t have His final answer. It seems like a reasonable and simple request, especially regarding the church, but I must realize that I may not be ready for what lies ahead and until I’m ready, it’s just going to take time. If He would allow me to take the short route and go by way of the Philistine country, I could get beat up and I might want to go back the way I came; back to my old ways, back to Egypt.
As the Lord perfects and matures us, we grow stronger in our faith, we become more prepared for battle and we are more sensitive to His Spirit, His direction, and decisions because easier, while we are waiting for His answers.
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. Philippians 1:6
Philippians 1:6
Let’s take another look at that vital organ that we talked about early, you know the one I mean, the one that keeps us functioning daily, our phones! We have access to everything we need at our fingertips. But on the other hand, when we find that we can’t breathe without it, possibly we have become too reliant on it. We need the Holy Spirit to be our lifeline, the one that if we lose the connection, we can’t breathe without Him. He is the one that will lead and guide us along the path that the Lord has laid for us. Our phones are simply a tool that if used properly can help us to be productive, but if we lost it, we would still survive…
It’s imperative that we ALWAYS take a quiet moment to listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying…