Saturday, November 12, 2011

Not showing off how you "hear from the Lord"

I decided to cont through Gal 6 because I need to force my mind to think about God. So much is happening in my life making me reevaluate who I look up to and see the God I know in. That's a scary place because it is exactly what I have been blogging about not doing! Obviously, this is still in my heart.

Gal 6:6

Let him who receives instruction in the Word [of God] share all good things with his teacher [contributing to his support].

This verse says the receiver of the Word is learning from God. Then sharing with his "teacher". Kinda like when a child does a math problem, and a teacher checks it. The teacher teaches the child to do math, the child does it, then the teacher checks it. But then the child grows up and no longer needs a teacher for that teacher would become a crutch. Instead the teacher turns into a co-worker. He is still there for support but it is mutual. The student can now help the "teacher" when need be. It seems that once a teacher teaches how to receive from God, they are just there to encourage the receiver and help them stay on the right track!

Another thing, It only talks about receiving good things! We receive awesome truths about God(aka love), tell all the good stuff we learn (because it's only going to be good if it's God), then because of the reaction of our hearts to God's goodness, we respond in every area of our lives with that same goodness that God first extended to us.

This is the way I see my life. The only way for true change or repentance to take place is in my heart (Out of the heart flow the issues of life). I just don't understand when anyone suggests to change my actions as though it would affect anything other then my frustration level with every failing! I really did try so long doing it backwards. This just makes sense.

*I am aware that this verse doesn't necessarily teach all that, but this is my blog about what the Lord is telling me along with His scripture. I love the way God works gentle, loving, always there for me, never a jerk... I know my God.

Sometimes running everything through the filter of the cross is difficult for me bc it goes against what i have been taught at some point throughout my life or what i see with my eyes constantly from Christians. This is also having lived my whole life evaluating Christians and that's probably why it's so difficult to stop looking at their performances and just seeing them as God does.

Seeing with my heart sometimes has no example. It's pure faith that that's the way it would look if Jesus did it. For example, in worship, I have felt the Spirit move and the authority some people sing with but I have never seen with my eyes, what happens, just the results and I can feel it. To step out on faith and let the Lord lead me to say things I have never said before is new territory for me, yet the Lord has brought me here, and He'll keep with me no matter what...

What a good God.

From Bondage: I have to follow a man to teach me about God...
To Liberty: I can enjoy my fellow Christians because I know God Himself...

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