Musings from the pastor of Terra Nova Community Church (www.terranovacc.com) as he seeks new ground for his spiritual journey.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Out of Sync
Have you ever been through a time where you just feel out of sync with the rhythm of your life? It's not that there is anything particularly wrong or some big sin in your life, you just feel "off"?
For some strange, unknown reason that is how I have felt lately. Prayer is work and too often it feels pointless. Spending time in Scripture is a drudgery. I feel very undisciplined and a bit aimless.
Yet...
I've been working with a couple whose marriage was literally about to end and in 2 weeks time God truly did a miracle. I say miracle because that was the only hope they had.
Terra Nova continues to grow in spite of my weakness (or maybe because of my weakness...).
I'm seeing people I love dearly find new ground in their spiritual journey and it thrills me.
Maybe we are prone to get stuck in the morass of difficult times so that we are forced to realize that it is not our strength or our abilities or our greatness that provokes God to move and act. It is actually quite the opposite. It is in our weakness that God is strong.
Don't let your spiritual inabilities get you down. Don't let "off" times make you feel like less of a Christian or less loved by God.
God loves you because you are you, not because of how consistent you have a quiet time or pray. God loves you because you are His creation, not because of all you have accomplished. This means that even when you are under-performing (in your mind) you are still extremely loved by God. He still is quite fond of you.
Rest in that. I know I am trying to.
Under the Mercy,
Jason
Labels:
God,
love,
spiritual deserts,
spiritual growth
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