Pressing (On vs. In)

This is kind of continuing from yesterday because I think I have more to say, but didn’t want a gigantic post.

So what is the thing that keeps you from walking in things with God that you know He’d want you to walk in? I don’t mean to say we should ignore something that is wrong in our lives and move forward. There is a tension that we must live in. The tension is between pressing in and praying for stuff that’s not right in our lives to be corrected and pressing on into God and what He has for us regardless of what’s going on (pressing on vs. pressing in). They don’t really conflict with each other but it’s tough to do both at once. So maybe there’s times in the day to pray one way, and times to pray the other? Follow what you feel from God every second of life. Never praying for the messed up stuff in your life to be made right isn’t what God wants, but if your life stops while you pray and wait on something to be fixed because you can’t go on until it is, you’ve just turned your problem into the biggest thing in life — it’s now even bigger than God and his grace to press on at all times. (That’s a bad thing)

If Jesus has made you clean and you’ve asked for God to come and baptize you with His Holy Spirit, you have enough to do anything. I don’t exactly know what I think when I hear people talking about the miracles and salvations that happen so easily in other countries. I know there’s spiritual things going on in nations that affects stuff like that. However, I also believe that a lot more amazing stuff could go on in America if we had a better understanding of what Jesus purchased and who we are as sons and daughters of the King of glory. Just thinking about it should stir up faith. If we’d just try to start acting like we are what the bible says we are and that we have what it says we have. Maybe we’ll catch a glimpse and start believing it. I want to say more about that, but I don’t think I should.

With all of that being said, God’s presence and intimacy with Him has taken on new meaning in my life. I think more than anything, I want to be closer and closer to God. Does that seem like something every believer would say? I hope it is, and I hope it’s real in everyone’s life. I feel like I want to be closer to God in a way I’ve never felt before. I desire to see what He has for me and my life, but to be honest… right now, I honestly feel like when stacked up next to an amazing loving connectedness with God, all the giftings and precious things He has for me look worthless. Is that wrong? It feels right, and I probably would’ve always said I agree with that statement, but it’s very real to me right now. I can’t really explain all that although I think I just tried.

Ask God if He’ll make you teachable. See what He says.

~ by leemyers on December 9, 2007.