The Beginning

This summer as I went out running...yes in Texas, in June, humidity 99%, smarts 1%...I wrote journal entries; the real reason for my time in the back woods! About a week into my running this is what the spirit was whispering or smacking me upside the head with! 

This morning is beautiful, not as cool as yesterday but not nasty humid yet ;). As I walk by the first pond, I am hit by a revelation. The pond has a nasty green scum across its surface; this has been getting worse for the past few weeks. It started when my son-in –law put his fishing boat in and did donuts to test the motor and trim he had just repaired. This pond is normally for fishing, paddle boats and ducks…not a power boat.

So, when the propeller went through the water it stirred up and cut loose what was settled and growing deep under the water. The motorized boat was a catalyst. What is the catalyst to getting the nasty green scum cut loose from my deeper waters? How about yours? I am pretty sure we all have some scum somewhere underneathL.  The pond needs our normal Texas torrential rains to fill it up and clear up the water… where will my cleansing rain come from? The Holy Spirit? A person God has put in my life? Or His Word the love letter written to all of us? Open my eyes to see, my heart to care and my mind to allow ALL cleansing revelations to “break free” and come to the surface.

 Then, if that’s not enough thinking for one day! Walking back I notice the ducks, they are not making a fuss or swimming towards me, they have become used to me walking back and forth at this time of day and the fact that no food for them will be involved. This goes along with the pond scum idea for me. If the status quo is not being disturbed, if we are not stirring up the living water, if we, as Christians, have become complacent…then satan does not care. He lets us go to and fro without sounding an alarm, without attacking as we are not a threat to those he still has in his clutches. What a sad state of affairs if as we go about our “church” business we are NOT alarming satan. Because the flip side of that is we probably are NOT pleasing God, and we are definitely NOT sharing His love with those who need to see it, hear it and feel it.

Since that morning in June, I have had my Spiritual waters stirred. Well, actually; churned, shaken, broken, and tossed...and I could not be HAPPIER!! This process did start in June while reading Soul Talk, written by Dr. Larry Crabb, then God Provided the way for me to attend the New Way Ministries week long retreat/school which deepens, defines and allows practice of the "rhythm of the dance". Which is ALL GOOD and useful, but not the only reason God called me there. You see, He met me there... EVERY morning before breakfast...I would be: convicted, amazed, blessed and loved!! Then, the classes would start...they were icing on my cake!!