Have you ever noticed how sunflowers bend or turn to face the sun? It amazes me how much our hearts are so inclined to face the Son. We simply want Him and need Him.
A while ago I felt dull towards God and said a simple prayer about it. Just mention this to Him and you can be sure … it is a prayer He will quickly answer.
Once Jesus gave me an illustration of a fireplace with coals, a fire that looks to be nearly spent. He said all He need do is blow … a quick puff from His mouth and the fire flares up. He said His beloveds have hearts that might appear to have no fire left, until He gives a bit of a blow and everything is red hot again.
I suppose You might wonder — what form does this quick “blow” take; how is it He can so easily ignite us? Well, it could be anything. He’s quite creative about it. This time, for me, a friend called me to talk because the Lord had put me on her mind … while we talked He gave her a vision. It was of a sail boat, and He was showing her that He was about to fill its sails…
Me. I’m the sail boat. Little did she know that the Lord and I have used the sail boat imagery about my “writing life” and, in fact, I used to put a little motto on my email signatures that went like this: “We set the sails, God sends the wind.” I have been sensing God’s favor lately and it comes hand in hand with how close I really am to Him.
Well, my friend didn’t know that I’ve been working and praying about getting more serious with my writing … in fact I’ve been working on getting my website up and running. She didn’t now that I am thinking about publishing an eBook soon, or that I am sensing that it is time to get more serious about my writing life in general.
But what I want more than all of that is more of God. I want to be closer to Jesus, so close that my face is facing the Son every moment I’m awake.
I have desire for God again and it feels so wonderful. I think my next post is going to be a “going deeper” lesson in experiencing God. I might start blogging part of the eBook I’ve a mind to do.
So, if you would like to SEE Jesus in a new way, a personal and creative way, please come back soon. If you subscribe to my blog, you’ll know when I’ve posted it. Stay tuned ….
The name of my new devotional book is called COME AND SEE – (come and see Jesus).
It will be a contemplative, experiential journey through the Gospel stories of the life of Jesus.
Below is a beautiful video — Come and See the Glory of the Lord – just to kindle your heart to love Him a little more intentionally right now. He’s so, so wonderful and worth it! His love is so amazing .