You will see me

I cast a cold stare on the battles I faced today.

I have lost sight of you in the rush again.

God wasn’t this done to serve you anyway?

I guess what I am saying is I feel so far off.

And like all the days before your voice tells me again.

Calming my nervous heart with renewing words.

You will see me and you will know me.

Though for now you struggle to understand.

In your seeking to serve the needing.

You will find the fullness of who I am.

Why do I fear people more than the God I serve?

Knowing that I’ll never know until I fear you.

Why can’t I love and serve like your Son here on this earth?

Why must I be broken and humbled again and again?

And like all the times before I’ve wondered why

You tell me to be still and listen.

You will see me and you will know me.

Though for now, you struggle to understand.

How in my shaping in your heart breaking

I can show you the fullness of who I am.

And like He’s said so many times before.

I will never leave and won’t stop until I am done.

Who is this God who takes such great care

To make me conformed to the image of his son?

He is a God, worthy of my praise.

He is an object of worship never expiring.

The healer, the teacher, the guide.

So now I can rest and respond to this great love.

Though imperfectly, now I can sing with a grateful heart.

He who sees me, is he who knows me.

Is he who I am trying to understand.

And in this leading, I am daily needing.

He becomes the fullness of who I am.

Led

God leads people. He also doesn't lead people. Sometimes you are placed in the desert. Sometimes what is really paradise feels like a desert. Sometimes God chooses the simple things to shame the proud. He also takes the proud and holds them in opposition.

Father, I have no words. All of mine so far feel dry or fake. Please grant me the grace once more of your Spirit's intercession. Wrought am I, and your work is done well. Only may your work be done so fully that all is softened, and I am yours again.

indoctrination

Yes.. I know.. two posts in one day? Tantamount to sacrilege!!! However, I found a little resource on Reformed Catechisms.

I think this would be fantastic resource to help teach the youth in our churches.

http://prca.org/Catechisms/catechism-index.htm

Question: What is your gut reaction to the term: "indoctrination?"

A different spirit

It is always nice to run across someone who is willing to think outside the box. You may have heard from time to time that, "Jesus is not white." Here is a great example. His posts are quite thought-provoking -- and are indeed of a different spirit...

http://www.differentspirit.org/

Think!