Photo 11:
sometimes you see dimly as in a mirror
I was out at figg yesterday, just thinking about some stuff. I'm an external processor, so I was just kind of thinking aloud, pretty sure I looked like an idiot. I always sort of thought that when Jesus sent revival, a great moving of his spirit, it would effect all flesh. I'm realizing this isn't neccesarily so. Yes, there are instances when ppl are just blown over by the power of God when they're not even expecting it, but theres also this resistance to the spirit...something I've never really thought about. It's sort of like an element of control, of unbelieving...I'm not really sure. Maybe of thinking to highly of ourselves, of thinking that the move of the spirit somehow revolves around us, that its based on our emotion or something we did or didnt do. Yeah, but Gods not like us, he doesnt change like the shifting shadows, like he lets us take part...he even lets us pray things into being, but if we didnt pray that doesn't effect if God is or isnt or does or doesnt. He isnt intimidated by us. Oh man, I think to highly of myself...I need to become less so he can manifest himself more in me. I see things so dimly, I need clarity.
2 comments:
Perhaps... the root of this resistance is found in the root of Pride.
Does our faith stand on the recycled works of human philosophy and reason?
Or, does it abide in living God?
As I was reading Augustine today, he translated a scripture in a way that struck me and your post reminded me of it " God WITHSTANDS the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (Pr 3:34, Jas 4:6, 1 Pt 5:5)
amen.
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